Stories

William’s Journey On February 15, 2021, after our family was dealing with a bout of COVID, 8-month-old William woke up happy and active as usual. At 1 p.m., we noticed he started staring off into space and was very quiet, which, if anyone knows William, was very odd. He wouldn’t eat and then started to vomit, so […] August 28, 2023

Eryn Rose Strong The summer my sister died was the most challenging time of my life. I graduated nursing school at UNC Charlotte in May, planning to leave on a cruise with my older brother, his fiancee, and my little sister Eryn Rose Shaw — known as Rosie — in June. I had never been on a cruise. […] July 14, 2023

Team Nicholas Nicholas was an extremely active, hilarious, healthy young man. He was full of energy and life. He loved fishing, playing basketball, going to Six Flags Great America, and hanging out with friends and family. Nicholas dreamed of becoming a police officer when he grew up. The first week of his senior year of high school, […] July 14, 2023

Avett’s Avengers Avett’s story began on December 18, 2014. He had four seizures and we took him to the ER where a CT revealed a mass on the left frontal lobe of his brain. He was just 22 months old. Avett is one tough guy! He has had 2 brain surgeries, several rounds of inpatient chemo, 31 […] June 11, 2021