I was a caregiver for my ill parents and my wife and realized exactly how overwhelming the role of the caregiver can become. I looked for ways to alleviate the distress of caregivers, to help them in their day-to-day life and created Bucket Line Foundation.
Once neighbors in Shoreline, Washington, learned about Frank Henderson's terminal diagnosis and his love for the holiday, they started getting into the holiday spirit, decorating their houses with lights in September to show solidarity.
A generous gift is making life more enjoyable for children at UNC Children's Hospital. It's a video game built with the same materials as real race cars. The lime green racing simulator won't be found in any arcade; Mark Smith designed it specifically with patients like Dylan in mind.
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They both have terminal cancer but Kathleen Rinard has only days to live and wanted to give her husband one final gift. He always wanted to ride in a Cobra convertible sports car, so Kathleen called an auto club for help. Instead of a single convertible rolling up to their Arizona hospice, 29 Cobras arrived revving their engines in a neat row outside.
It's hard to pick up your life after the trials of illness – that's where these guys come in, with a super program at Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital.
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Who knew an ex-marine weightlifter and a frail little girl from Michigan would be best friends for life? Well, David "The Beast" Douglas has such a friend.
By giving kids low doses of peanut protein through a skin patch, this treatment showed great clinical benefit for treating allergies, with few side effects.
Since there are no current treatments for vegetative patients, this medicinal breakthrough has researchers excited for future trials.
Thousands of children are born each year without documentation – but now it's been proven that a child's thumbprint can track their medical data forever.
Cystic fibrosis almost claimed this young woman's life, but a health tip from her wedding photographer ended up saving her life.
Though the metal guitar legend still has to be on his toes for the lymphoma he's been fighting since 2012, Tony Iommi's cancer has gone into remission.
Even though she'd been on the transplant list for over a year, Brenda Jones didn't mind waiting a big longer if it meant saving a life.
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A Texas boy who's had to use a wheelchair all his life was granted an incredible new tree house, which has made him a very popular boy among friends.
These adorable twins may not have made it if their mother hadn't found a relief organization that provides free treatment at the hospital.
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