An eleven year old girl who lives in Bangkok, Thailand, was born with hypertrichosis. This is a genetic disorder that causes excessive hair to grow on a person’s face. Typically, children will pick on the differences that they see in others. However, Nat is happy, and has plenty of friends. Supatra Sasuphan, who goes by the nickname Nat, lives in Bangkok, Thailand. She is eleven years old, and gets good grades at school. She enjoys singing, dancing, and acting, and shows a great deal of self-confidence. She is well liked by her peers. This, all by itself, is fairly remarkable … Continue reading →

Avalanna Routh is six years old, and is battling a very rare form of cancer. She also is a huge fan of Justin Bieber. A family friend created a Facebook page dedicated to arranging a meeting between Avalanna and the teen superstar. Avalanna got to have a “date” with Justin Beiber, on Valentine’s Day. Avalanna Routh is battling a rare form of cancer called AT/RT. The full name of the disease is atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor. It is a cancer of the brain. Every year, around three children per 1,000,000 in the United States are diagnosed with AT/RT. The survival … Continue reading →

A nine year old girl, who lives in Maine, is bouncing back after surviving organ transplant surgery. She had a total of six organs transplanted, to replace the ones that were damaged by a large tumor, (which was also removed in a previous surgery). I think this is really impressive! Alannah Shevenell lives in Portland, Maine, with her grandparents. There doesn’t seem to be any information about where her parents are at, or the circumstances that resulted in Alannah living with her grandparents, instead of her parents. Alannah is only nine years old, but she has been through a lot. … Continue reading →

Melinda Star Guido, the smallest preemie to have been born in California, has left the hospital. She holds the title of being the third smallest preemie in the entire world. After a long time spent in the NICU, she was finally able to go home with her parents. When Melinda was born, she weighed less than a can of soda. She was born 24 weeks premature, because there was a problem with the placenta. Due to that problem, she wasn’t able to get the nutrition, blood, and oxygen she needed while she was in the womb. In addition to this … Continue reading →

Melinda Star Guido was born weighing only nine-and-a-half ounces. She is one of the smallest babies that was ever born in the entire world, and the second smallest baby to be born in the United States. She is surviving, growing, and expected to be able to go home by New Year’s. At birth, Melinda weighed less than a can of soda. She was small enough to fit into the palm of her doctor’s hand. She was born 24 weeks premature because there was a problem with the placenta. Due to that problem, Melinda wasn’t able to get enough nutrition, blood, … Continue reading →

Many high schoolers dream of being nominated for Homecoming Queen. It is usually seen as a very big deal, indeed. This year, a student at Azle High School in Texas has been selected as Homecoming Queen for her high school. The student’s parents never expected this to happen, because their daughter has Down Syndrome. Think back to your own experiences from when you were in high school. Things start to get very exciting around Homecoming. There are pep rallies during the school day, football games to attend, and hallways and lockers to decorate. This is one of the two times … Continue reading →

A special gel that was designed to help a disabled dolphin has been repurposed in order to help a girl who has lost one of her legs. The dolphin is featured in a movie that will be released in theaters soon, and the girl is living in California with her adopted family. It always amazes me when people are able to adapt things so that they can help kids who have special needs. “Winter” is the name of a bottlenose dolphin that lives in the Clearwater Marine Aquarium that is located in Clearwater, Florida. When Winter was three months old, … Continue reading →

A twelve year old girl in South Africa is the first black child who has been diagnosed with Progeria. Previously, most, if not all, of the children who have been born with this rare disease were white. There are some physical similarities that exist in all children who have Progeria. Ontlametse Phalatse, a twelve year old girl who was born in South Africa, is the first black child to have been born with the rare disease called Progeria. She has been calling herself “the first lady”, in part because no one knows of any other black children who have ever … Continue reading →

An eight year old boy, who happens to have Asperger’s Syndrome, has done something that few boys his age would willingly choose to do. He grew out his hair until it was long enough to be donated to an organization that helps children who have medical conditions that result in hair loss. Gavin Shelton is an eight year old boy who has Asperger’s Syndrome. It is an autism spectrum disorder, and has sometimes been referred to as “high functioning autism”. Some of the symptoms of this disorder include difficulties with understanding and appropriately using social skills. Gavin was diagnosed when … Continue reading →

What can you do when your child needs a service dog, but you don’t have the money to pay for one? One boy decided to take matters into his own hands. He wrote a children’s book that his parents self published. The money from this book, and from donations, was more than enough for the boy to get his “seizure dog”. Evan Moss is seven years old. He has been diagnosed as having epilepsy and has seizures that are quiet, and that happen at night. His parents, Lisa and Rob Moss, know that their son’s seizures are silent. They cannot … Continue reading →