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'He is hope' | Hospice nurse for baby with rare disease takes his graduation photos 18 years later
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Braden West's senior photos
Michele Eddings Linn took these senior photos of her former patient Braden West.
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Braden West flying plane
Braden West helps a family friend fly a plane.
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Pageants helped this autistic model become the activist she is today
Rachel Barcellona, a model and singer with autism, honed her social skills at a young age by competing in beauty pageants.
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Rachel Barcellona discusses autism advocacy
Rachel Barcellona uses pageants to advocate for others with autism.
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Autistic pageant queen uses platform to advocate for others
Rachel Barcellona is an autism activism who uses pageants as a way to advocate for others.
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'It fills my heart' | 11-year-old on a mission to provide diapers to families in need
With a lemonade stand and a strong will to help others, 11-year-old Cartier Carey has donated thousands of diapers to families in need.
HeartThreads
Donor tearfully thanks 11-year-old for diaper nonprofit
A woman broke down in tears while donating to Cartier Carey's nonprofit, Kids 4 Change.
HeartThreads
11-year-old gives diapers to families in need
Cartier Carey runs a lemonade and snack stand to raise money to buy diapers and wipes.
HeartThreads
He redesigned the hospital gown to give patients the dignity his wife never got
Mike McGregor started Janesi Comfort in honor of his wife Jolene who died unexpectedly from liver failure.
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Man redesigns hospital gown in memory of his wife
Mike McGregor, founder of Janesi Comfort, discusses the design behind his company's luxury hospital gown.
HeartThreads
Parents fighting against time to find treatment for daughters with fatal genetic condition
The morning after the birth of their third daughter, the Harrison family learned their two older girls have a rare, incurable disease.
HeartThreads
Braden West's senior photos
Michele Eddings Linn took these senior photos of her former patient Braden West.
HeartThreads
Braden West flying plane
Braden West helps a family friend fly a plane.
HeartThreads
Pageants helped this autistic model become the activist she is today
Rachel Barcellona, a model and singer with autism, honed her social skills at a young age by competing in beauty pageants.
HeartThreads
Rachel Barcellona discusses autism advocacy
Rachel Barcellona uses pageants to advocate for others with autism.
HeartThreads
Autistic pageant queen uses platform to advocate for others
Rachel Barcellona is an autism activism who uses pageants as a way to advocate for others.
HeartThreads
'It fills my heart' | 11-year-old on a mission to provide diapers to families in need
With a lemonade stand and a strong will to help others, 11-year-old Cartier Carey has donated thousands of diapers to families in need.
HeartThreads
Donor tearfully thanks 11-year-old for diaper nonprofit
A woman broke down in tears while donating to Cartier Carey's nonprofit, Kids 4 Change.
HeartThreads
11-year-old gives diapers to families in need
Cartier Carey runs a lemonade and snack stand to raise money to buy diapers and wipes.
HeartThreads
He redesigned the hospital gown to give patients the dignity his wife never got
Mike McGregor started Janesi Comfort in honor of his wife Jolene who died unexpectedly from liver failure.
HeartThreads
Man redesigns hospital gown in memory of his wife
Mike McGregor, founder of Janesi Comfort, discusses the design behind his company's luxury hospital gown.
HeartThreads
Parents fighting against time to find treatment for daughters with fatal genetic condition
The morning after the birth of their third daughter, the Harrison family learned their two older girls have a rare, incurable disease.
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