Category: Mission Moment
Mission Moment | Meet Darla
Darla’s heart had been gradually getting worse. After years of monitoring her condition, her doctor determined that she needed surgery to repair her aortic and mitral valves. While the surgery […]
Mission Moment | Meet Hazel
At 7 years old, Hazel started experiencing back pain. Her mom, Andrea, assumed it was sore muscles from an active summer. But when Hazel’s pain became so severe that she […]
Mission Moment | Meet Hunter
When Hunter was just 5 years old, he was diagnosed with Kawasaki disease, a rare condition that causes inflammation in the blood vessels. During a routine scan three years later, […]
Mission Moment | Meet Darrick
When he was born, Darrick was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, a progressive condition that causes thick mucus buildup in the lungs and makes breathing increasingly difficult over time. As he […]
Mission Moment | Meet Axel
At less than a year old, Axel began losing weight. He had no appetite and developed what looked like an allergic reaction on his face. At first, doctors told his […]
Mission Moment | Meet Elaina
At just 10 weeks old, Elaina developed a fever and began having seizures. Doctors suspected bacterial meningitis. But after three weeks of monitoring at Children’s Hospital Colorado, Elaina’s bloodwork remained […]
Mission Moment | Meet Sheila
The week after Sheila retired from teaching, she went in for what she expected to be routine blood work. Instead of celebrating a new chapter, she received a life-altering diagnosis: […]
Mission Moment | Meet Maggie
When five-year-old Maggie from Lincoln, Nebraska, was diagnosed with high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in 2018, her family braced for a difficult road ahead. She endured two and a half […]
Mission Moment | Meet Tao
When four-year-old Tao started dozing off during preschool, his mother, Ceniña, felt a quiet, persistent worry. Soon, Tao’s exhaustion turned into stomach pain. Then came the morning Tao reached for […]
Mission Moment | Meet Gage
When Gage was three months old, his mom Heather noticed a troubling lump on his neck. After a frightening week in the hospital, doctors delivered the diagnosis: chronic granulomatous disease—a […]