Kaylyn received a liver transplant when she was just 7 months old. Her parents had been told she had just 24 hours to live when they received news that she was getting a life-saving gift of a new liver. Kaylyn is now 8 years old and thriving.
Natasha definitely likes to keep busy.The GlenOak High School sophomore maintained between a 3.7 and 4.0 GPA throughout her freshman year. Her science fair projects have been rated Excellent or Superior at District Science Fair the past three years.
“I would love to design and program video games, maybe for Nintendo or Valve or even my own company someday — and also compose the music for them. I’d love to live in Japan someday, so to work for Nintendo there would be awesome.
Ava was born in Central America and is of Mayan descent. She was 5 months old when her parents, Gary and Mary Lynne Zahler, adopted her.
Chloe was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in 2006, when she was just 3 1/2 years old. Her mom, Jaclyn, said she had seemed to catch a cold and was very tired and pale. A routine trip to the doctor just to double-check turned up some disturbing test results.
Conscientious. Self-starter. Leader. Disciplined. Hard-working. Each of these words was used to describe Brock in the three “Amazing Kid” nominations written on his behalf.
“Jake is an amazingly talented musician. He plays the piano and the organ — and he sings,” said Christina Morello, director of Communication Strategies and Marketing at Holy Cross Academy.
The first thing you’ll notice when you seen Lizzie Brown is her smile. It’s big enough to light up any room — and she flashes it often. Born with cerebral palsy that primarily affects her left side, Lizzie doesn’t let her disability keep her from participating in regular activities.
“She’s been a fighter since the day she was born,” said Linda Butler, our cover girl’s grandmother. Eight-year-old Kaylyn Butler was sporting boxing gloves for her photo shoot — but that wasn’t what Linda was referencing.
This collection of books for children offers funny, uplifting tales
