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 wondered if she was able to see and focus on us or other objects. As new parents, we...
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 excitement and hope. He was in tears by the time we left practice. I felt crushed and so sad...
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 thing, sending my son to camp for five nights? It was the hardest decision I’d ever made in my...
SOPHIA When our daughter Sophia was only four months old, we noticed that her eyeballs were moving around almost all the time. The doctors and specialists sent us for an MRI of the brain. The day of the MRI at the hospital would change our lives forever, as they found...
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 Milana struggled to even stand up…her breakthrough finally arrived. I guess the...
SHELDON I remember that early summer day 15 years ago, when my life changed forever. I was in a taxi headed downtown to see the cars on display for the Grand Prix. Eager to be a part of the excitement, I got out to walk down Peel Street and cut through the parking lot...
