Christian (0), Tessier cleft lip and palate, Cannon County

“Anything that I can do to make Christian's life better, I want to do.”

Charlotte (0), Other, Davidson County

“Everybody needs to feel a part of something. My daughter is no different.”

Matthew (11) John Michael (7), Other, Dickson County

“Because the disability is part neurological and part developmental, it’s a piece of a lot of different puzzles. I don’t think that anyone has really studied it enough to know what it is.”

Michael (43), Other, Davidson County

“My basic hope and prayer is that I outlive my son.”

Kora (4), Other, Davidson County

““The public school system is preoccupied with passing the problem down…when it comes to dealing with the educational system, parents must be courageous and willing to battle.””