By Penny Dorpinghaus When my son, Andrew, was two years old, no one could understand a word he said. I took him to Heartspring for testing and speech therapy. Even though Andrew had been in speech for a year he still had difficulty understanding that letters...
When our son Javier was born, I saw him as a beautiful, rosy-cheeked baby. I never imagined that the following day the doctor would tell us that he had Down Syndrome. When the doctor told us that, I was really surprised. The truth is, I had never stopped to think...
Tony and Allison Emerson, Kaitlyn age 6, Sydney age 4, Reagan age 3 Reagan was born on June 28, 2000 just after Kansas began Universal Newborn Hearing Screening. Our family has no history of hearing loss and we almost left before the hospital was able to...
Joe and Deanna Gaumer Our only living son lost part of his arm in a farming accident in 2003. We were so thankful for all of the inspiring people we met who had disabilities and inspired him to not let this tragic accident affect his dreams. It was this experience...
by Shelly Wales, Angel Flight Central Five-year-old Neil, from Stockton, KS, was diagnosed with Chronic Colonic Epilepsy shortly before his second birthday after experiencing a grand mal seizure that lasted over an hour. Traveling to medical appointments and...
