Mission Moment | Meet Carleen
When Carleen began experiencing persistent sciatica pain that soon spread to her back, she knew something wasn’t right. An MRI revealed an unexpected concern with her bone marrow, and a […]
Mission Moment | Meet Tate
When Kaye went in for her 20-week anatomy scan, she never expected to hear that something might be wrong with her baby’s heart. A few weeks later, doctors confirmed the […]
Mission Moment | Meet Jamie
17-month-old Jamie wasn’t sleeping or eating normally. His pediatrician wasn’t too concerned until Jamie’s parents noticed pinprick bruises, known as petechiae. These bruises were a red flag that prompted his […]
Mission Moment | Meet Joseph
Joseph was just 14 months old when his parents noticed low-grade fevers and swollen lymph nodes. Doctors told his mom, Kelsey, that his symptoms were because of mono. But Joseph’s […]
Mission Moment | Dariann’s Story
Sixteen-year-old Dariann was already in the fight of her life, undergoing in-patient treatment in Denver for an eating disorder. But then came another devastating blow: Philadelphia-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The […]
Mission Moment | Dane’s Story
Three-year-old Dane was a happy, energetic kid, until his parents noticed something alarming. He was catching more colds than usual, and they weren’t going away. At first, doctors couldn’t find […]
Mission Moment | Emma’s Story
When nine-year-old Emma started bruising easily, her parents brushed it off as part of being a busy, active child. But something in their gut told them to check with her […]
Mission Moment | Emilio’s Story
When Emilio was just a year and a half old, his parents noticed something wasn’t right. Normally a playful, energetic child, he had become withdrawn—losing interest in school, and bruising […]
Mission Moment | Hayley’s Story
Hayley was living her dream as a basketball player at Western Colorado University when her life took an unexpected turn. She began feeling deeply fatigued, nauseated, and, alarmingly, sometimes lost […]
Mission Moment | Richard’s Story
When Richard found himself short of breath while chasing his three-year-old grandson up a hill, he knew something was wrong. As a current animal control officer and code enforcer, Richard […]