Meet Xena! She was admitted to DMC CHILDRENS hospital when she was 3 months old and remained there until 9-months-old. She was on a ventilator, another stronger machine and the ECMO support. She was pulled of ECMO when she was 5-months-old after being on it for 11 days. She [...]

Meet Meadow! Her friends call her Lynn! She spends her free time listen to music or working on her digital media class. She started loving photography when she was young and it's grown since. She plans on continuing her media career through music and videography. She spends her time [...]

Meet Ruby! Ruby "Sparkle" is in 2nd grade. Her favorite place to be is at school! She is a friend to all and really just enjoys spending her days with friends and teachers. She is the adored youngest of 6 and she loves to spend time with them all. Her favorite pastime is [...]

Meet Chance! He's a fun-loving kid who loves animals, especially cats. He also loves to game, whether it's Valorant or Roblox. He keeps his grades up in school and lives comfortably in sweatpants! We're so excited to take his family to Disney World with the help of Jersey Mikes, [...]

Meet Adalyn! In 2016, she was born a micro-preemie at 25 weeks with her identical twin sister Brinley. The girls needed a lot of support at birth, especially in the respiratory department. Adalyn had a grade 4 brain bleed at birth, fought infections, & underwent heart surgery. Both our girls had a very challenging start in this world, and [...]

Meet Jacob! He was born with Down Syndrome, two heart defects and the unique challenges with Autism, Celiac Disease and Hypothyroidism. He had open-heart surgery at just 3-months-old. The support of his loving family and dedicated therapists has continued to match Jacob's strength and resilience in making tremendous progress in his [...]

Meet Ethan & Ella! Ella is a very kind 10-year-old. She has been dancing since she was 2-years-old! She danced with a special needs dance class for 5 years before branching out to regular dance classes. She now takes lyrical, jazz and ballet and absolutely loves spending time at her dance studio. [...]

Meet Cecilia! She is the strongest little girl and has been able to beat anything that has been thrown her way! Cece was able to ring the bell in May of this year! She was invited to walk in the Relay for Life in Monroe this past spring, where everyone cheered [...]

Meet Micah! She was born 2-1/2 months early, arriving right before Christmas. From the moment Micah arrived, she was a fighter and determined to defy the odds stacked against her. With a prognosis that Micah would not survive past the first week of life or be able to establish any relationships due to [...]

Meet Willow! She's an incredible 3-year-old who lights up every room! With a G-tube due to undiagnosed gastrointestinal issues, she has only 13 safe foods, relying on a special formula as her primary source of nutrients. Her biggest fans, especially her three sisters, cheer her on every step of [...]

Meet Sutton! Living with Angelman Syndrome hasn’t been easy for her, but she continues to shine through any trials and tribulations that come her way. Some of Sutton’s struggles include epilepsy, being nonverbal, and difficulty with fine motor skills (for example, self feeding). She attends an amazing school where [...]

Meet Keyon! He is 13-years-old and is the most amazing kid. He loves helping people & loves being big brother to his 4 sisters. Keyon also loves video games, building Lego's and cooking. We are so excited to take his family to Disney World with the help of Jersey [...]

Meet Gideon! He is 13-years-old and has battled many different medical challenges. His diagnoses have ranged from brain challenges, to heart challenges, to cancer, as well as becoming a paraplegic. He says that his toughest challenge, though, is losing his mom, Misty. No matter what circumstances or battles Gideon [...]

Meet Eleanor! She is 3-years-old and was born with Down Syndrome and a congenital heart defect. She spent 6 weeks in the NICU and had open heart surgery at 4 weeks old where she won the hearts of everyone on her team. Eleanor is full of energy and is [...]

Meet Antonio! He is 16-years-old and was born at 35 weeks. Shortly after turning two-months-old, he started having seizures. He was in & out of the hospital over 500 times for the first five years of his life. Doctors didn't think he would live very long. Antonio is nonverbal and [...]

Meet Sarabeth & Amelia! Amelia and Sarabeth were born 6 weeks premature as thoracopagus  conjoined twins At Mott’s Children Hospital.  They spent 100 days their first year of life in ICU; then were sent home with Mom and Dad to grow and wait for their big surgery.  They spent their first 14 months [...]

Meet Alivia! Meet Alivia! She's 7-years-old and in the 2nd grade.  Alivia was born with Spina Bifida and she has a  bunch of the other medical diagnoses that go hand-in -and with her form of SB. Alivia is the happiest and sweetest child. She loves playing the recorder and [...]