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Client Stories

Building a kinder, more accessible, and more supported world is what we work toward, but it’s the people whose lives we touch that we work for.

Here we invite you to get to know the people and families impacted by our partners’ work, and read about the personal stories of triumph and growth made possible by donor support.

Olivier

Olivier

My name is Olivier. I’m 20 years old, and I have a condition called Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2, which causes muscle weakness in the lower limbs. As a result, I’ve spent most...

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Milana

Milana

I’ll never forget that moment, and the look on Milana’s face. After seeing all the other children her age, even her younger brother, who were walking, running and jumping, while...

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Rafael

Rafael

This is my story of my life alongside my husband, Alex, and as a mother to our wonderful son, Rafael, lovingly known as Raf. He’s a mischievous little boy with a laugh that...

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Eliana

Eliana

My heart breaks when I think about how Eliana may never see a rainbow or birds in the sky. Let me tell you about our two-year-old daughter Eliana (or Ellie for short). We call...

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Brenda

Brenda

The ticking of the clock on the wall. The beeps from the microwave when the food is ready. The engine of an oncoming car. For Brenda, hearing these sounds again stirred a wave of...

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Elodie

Elodie

Elodie was only three months old when we first noticed that her eyes were involuntarily moving back and forth all the time. Looking at our beautiful baby daughter in our arms, we...

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Aengus

Aengus

I’ll never forget the look on our son’s face. Aengus desperately wanted to join the baseball team, like his older brother. Each time we headed to the field, he was so full of...

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Maurice

Maurice

My eyes welled up and my heart was beating uncontrollably as the bus pulled away with Maurice. I waved frantically until the bus disappeared from sight. Had I done the right...

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