Stories of Hope
Micah
Micah was born in 2002 with cerebral palsy and faced many medical challenges from the start. Despite this, he lived a joyful and full life. “He was a great force; he was integrated into a typical classroom. He spread joy with children that he came in contact with. Everything he did, he just loved life,” […]
Bill
On December 5, 2009, Bill had a “widow-maker” heart attack. But Bill didn’t think that’s what was happening. If it had been a heart attack, he would have died, he thought. But five days later when he finally went to the emergency room, doctors told Bill that he had suffered a massive heart attack and […]
Judy
Before Judy found out she needed a transplant, she lived an active, healthy and normal life. Judy grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and attended the University of Illinois. She wanted to be a teacher, but when she had trouble finding a full-time teaching position she became a flight attendant instead and enjoyed traveling […]
Connor
When Connor’s mom took her three-month-old son to the doctor for a cold, she learned that Connor had a condition called cardiomyopathy, a deadly heart disease that could only be remedied by a heart transplant. Connor spent nine weeks on the waiting list and received a transplant on Mother’s Day in 1992. Ten years passed […]