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 [...]
By Mindy Ochoa
Joseph and Reuben Ochoa are two of the most adorable little boys you’ve ever seen. But hidden from this picture is a world of unpredictability and pain. Both boys have Autism.
Both were happy, seemingly normal babies; but somewhere between 12-18 months we started to see considerable deviations from typical behavior and development. Not [...]
By Suzanne Rust
Lauren Elizabeth Rust, seven years old, was born with a mild/moderate loss in the low/high frequencies and her loss has progressed to severe/profound in the low/high frequencies.
Although she reads lips well, Lauren Elizabeth has difficulty hearing when people are not facing her. She currently wears hearing aids that work to translate the high/mid [...]
By Misherald “Missy” Brown
As parents we all have our dreams and expectations of what our children should be like, but have you ever thought about what it feels like to live as a child who people see as different . . . but as a parent, you see this child as a special little person [...]
By Delmer and Ann Michelle Brower
Our son, Kennan James Brower, is seven-and-a-half years old. At age three, we noticed some things weren’t quite right, but did not know how serious it was until a little over a year ago.
We discovered that because of nicotine, alcohol, and cocaine exposure in utero, he has the following [...]
By Colleen Siau
On January 5, 2011, at four months old, Evie’s life changed. All of our lives changed. Evie went to the hospital that morning after having her first of over twenty seizures ranging from 2-45 minutes each. Two days later, it was confirmed that she had Sturge-Weber Syndrome.
Sturge-Weber is characterized by [...]
