SARA ALEXANDRE
SARA DESERT ALEXANDRE Leukemia threatens life of a 'smart, brave baby’ UPDATE: Sara, the 2-year-old girl battling pre-B acute lymphoblastic leukemia, has been lavished with toys and gifts, furniture,...
View ArticleByron Sevilla Jr.: Boy’s cancer in remission, but family finances are dire
BYRON SEVILLA JR. Boy’s cancer in remission, but family finances are dire [caption id="attachment_989" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="Byron Sevilla Jr., 4, was diagnosed at 3 years old with...
View ArticleSteven Monahan: Lonely vet struggles through ‘living nightmare’
STEVEN MONAHAN Lonely vet struggles through 'living nightmare’ [caption id="attachment_596" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Steve Monahan, 61, a retired Vietnam veteran, has moved into a one...
View ArticleFritz David: Permanently disabled man raises daughter solo
FRITZ DAVID Permanently disabled man raises daughter solo [caption id="attachment_795" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="Fritz David, 47, is a single parent who has cared for his daughter...
View ArticleJesusa Zacarias Martin: West Palm woman’s toddler hospitalized for months in...
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View ArticleANGELO SINRAM-GIUSTINO
ANGELO SINRAM-GIUSTINO Resilient family needs gas cards to reach doctor’s By ALLISON ROSS Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Most days, Angelo Sinram-Giustino is like any other inquisitive, active...
View ArticleAmy Sullivan: Girl contracted encephalitis at one month old
AMY SULLIVAN Girl contracted encephalitis at one month old [caption id="attachment_1014" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="Suzy Sullivan attends school with her daughter Amy to monitor seizures...
View ArticleMARTIN RAMIREZ
MARTIN RAMIREZ Tot must heal amid financial, other hardships By JOHN LANTIGUA Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Martin Ramirez has his pride. He and his wife, Guatemalan immigrants, came to the United...
View ArticleJEAN CHARLES AND FAMILY
JEAN CHARLES AND FAMILY Quake took his siblings – but not his will to walk UPDATE: Viviane Petit-Frere and her 12-year-old son, Hans Charles, started over in the United States after ...
View ArticleYOLANDA MCKENNEY
YOLANDA MCKENNEY Single mom fights breast cancer, hopes for more 'angels’ UPDATE: The 44-year-old breast cancer patient and single mother, who is raising three children in Royal Palm Beach, received...
View ArticleMADISEN BYRD
MADISEN BYRD Girl’s leukemia takes physical, emotional, financial toll UPDATE Feb. 5, 2010 In Okeechobee, a 4-year-old leukemia patient has been greatly cheered by the community's generosity. Madisen...
View ArticleTHE ADAMS FAMILY
ADAMS FAMILY Caregiver long on heart, short on resources UPDATE: The widow who is raising her four children in addition to three of her late sister’s children and two of another sister’s ...
View ArticleMARGIE ROGERS
MARGIE ROGERS Health woes beset grandmother caring for 4 kids By ANNE RODGERS Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Margie Rogers raised seven children, but when the time came that two of her grandchildren,...
View ArticleAlvaro Nolasco: Spine-breaking fall disables family wage earner
ALVARO NOLASCO Spine-breaking fall disables family wage earner [caption id="attachment_909" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="Alvaro Nolasco, 30, a single parent, does physical therapy while...
View ArticleELLEN MCPHERSON
ELLEN MCPHERSON A simple hope: To see the sun and birds once more UPDATE: Sadly, the frail, home-bound former substance-abuse counselor who battled a chronic respiratory illness passed away just...
View ArticleCHARLES OBEE
CHARLES OBEE Parents need help to open world to challenged son UPDATE: The 44-year-old father raising a developmentally disabled 3-year-old son was showered with presents over the holidays. “They had...
View ArticleLorraine Arrance: Spirited Hobe Sound senior needs helping hand
LORRAINE ARRANCE Spirited Hobe Sound senior needs helping hand [caption id="attachment_922" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="A photo of Lorraine and Wes Arrance taken in the 1940s. Lorraine,...
View ArticleLYNDA FERGUSON
LYNDA FERGUSON Early-onset Alzheimer’s sends family into tailspin UPDATE Feb. 5, 2010 In the grip of early-onset Alzheimer's disease, Lynda Ferguson once spent her waking hours detached from the world...
View ArticleLINDA AND JIMMY KOENIG
LINDA AND JIMMY KOENIG Family overwhelmed by son’s medical bills UPDATE: Linda Koenig, who continues to battle Lyme disease while caring for her cerebral palsy-stricken son, Jimmy, 18, is extremely...
View ArticleHALEY SMITH
HALEY SMITH Rare genetic defect pits family against obstacles By AIME DUNSTAN Special to the Palm Beach Post Elisa and Craig Smith’s house is a happy house, a three-bedroom ranch in suburban Lake...
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