It was field day and all the children were going down the Slip and Slide, including the special needs classroom. The only child not going down the Slip and Slide was my child. He was at the bottom watching everyone slide. In the corner of my eye, I saw him and I saw the look in his eye. It was […]
For Julie Keon, hope was initially most intense in the early years of her daughter’s life. Since then, her hope has shifted, but that doesn’t mean she is hopeless, Julie said. “I have learned that hope is most intense in the early years but as life presents itself and you begin to settle in to how things will be. It […]
In the year since their daughter was born, hope has taken on multiple meanings for Justin and Gracielle Yan. From the joy of seeing little Mila open her eyes to looking forward to her smile, hope has become an important part of their lives, Justin said. “I could never have guessed how powerful that word would be for the next […]
After his son was born, Andy Chrestman quickly got a crash course in brain injury, and found there are no simple answers. More than a year into their journey of trying to find answers, Andy and his wife Sarah came across Hope for HIE and found an instant community. “The brain is the control center of our lives and when […]
After her son was born, Lindsay Vanzandt just wanted answers. She found medical journals, with tons of terms she didn’t understand. And then she found Hope for HIE, and so many other families just like hers. “We immediately felt at home in the Facebook group, where we got more answers and more hope than we did at the hospital,” she […]
Connect with families, read inspiring stories, and get helpful resources delivered right to your inbox.