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Even though Hannah Ostrea died when she was 3, her family plans to make sure her name and memory live on through the Little Miss Hannah Foundation, which offers resources to families with children of life-limiting rare diseases.
Sixteen years ago, Karen Leavens gave birth prematurely to a son, Adam. Within a few weeks, she and her husband learned he couldn’t see. Without services available for the blind, the Leavens considered moving out of state. In 2006, the Nevada Blind Children’s Foundation came to fruition, and Adam began participating in its programs, which changed his life.
One of the side effects of chemotherapy often is tooth decay, which prompted Summerlin dentist Olya Banchik to establish the nonprofit organization Smiles for Survivors, which helps provide dental care for those diagnosed with breast cancer.
The American Cancer Society’s Road to Recovery program matches cancer patients with volunteer drivers who take them to and from their treatments. Debra Armstrong, ACS quality of life manager, said the program is in desperate need of more drivers.
Even after the doctors told Janine Kinard to enjoy the last few months with her son because he would die, she was determined that he could beat his cancer.
Barbara Harris climbs out of her rented SUV and surveys the sun-soaked streets of Naked City. Over here, a worn-out apartment complex with busted-out windows and graffiti-covered walls.
Marisa Baum’s parents look forward to the day when she can go bowling again. She used to bowl every week with her father. Now she cannot move. She is not paralyzed, but her muscles are in a constant contracted state. Her body was left that way two years ago after she had a seizure that lasted nearly a day.
