By Carter’s mother, Cristy
When our son, Carter Paul Scott, was 13 months old, he went into respiratory arrest, and was on a vent for five days. Then in August 2010 Carter suffered a severe developmental and behavioral regression where the following began taking place:
Began tip toe walking.
Lost all eye contact.
Began spinning.
Lost all sense [...]
By Tamara Wood
Alex was born in November of 2006, our first little boy. He was born healthy and continued developing exactly as he should. Physically he was right on track, he actually started walking at 9 months and hasn’t stopped moving since! However, as he got older we started having concerns about his development in [...]
By Kristy Noonan
Keilan Scott Noonan was born January, 2000. At six month of age, the pediatrician sent us to a specialist because Keilan’s head wasn’t growing. We were living in Naples, FL and went to Miami Children’s Hospital.
At that time, we thought his only medical issue was just microcephaly with developmental delays. Currently the [...]
Please Help Nate Get His Dog!
By Tania Kothera
Nate was born on June 5, 2005. One week later we found out he had Down Syndrome and embarked on a journey that would lead us down many unexpected pathways. November 2008 Nathan had his adenoids removed and he developed a severe neck/airway infection requiring a tracheostomy to [...]
By Christina Roque
Michael Roque is a second grader at Millennium Elementary in Kent, Washington. His family is raising funds on behalf of 4 Paws for Ability, a non-profit agency that trains and places service dogs with disabled children.
Mikey is a 7 year old loving little boy, who lives in a world of autism. He [...]
December 2011 Marilyn Gawalek recently adopted 4 Paws Service Dog Tye, a lovely, loving golden retriever who was unable to perform because of hip dysplasia. Gawalek searched for a place Tye could put his training to use, and trained him as a listening dog. Listening dogs are used at libraries to support struggling reading companions [...]
By Sofia’s parents
Sofia Wilkinson is a vivacious five-year-old who loves to dance, sing, collect rocks, swim, and take bubble baths.
Sofia has Dravet Syndrome, a rare and severe form of epilepsy that is often resistant to treatment and causes prolonged seizures among other issues such as developmental delays, behavioral and anatomical issues.
Sofia can never [...]
