Francisco
Francisco is an oncology patient at Children’s Health and was one of the first patients. With school starting up for Francisco’s brothers, his mother was concerned with the boys not having enough clothing to get them through the year, so us at The Extra Step went and brought the two brothers multiple outfits for the […]
Jon
Jon is 2 years old and has Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (half a heart) and recently had his 3rd open heart surgery. Jon’s father is enlisted in the army and was deployed in Afghanistan for over 3 1/2 years which left Jon’s mother having to take care of Jon and his two sisters. The family […]
Cameron
Cameron was originally diagnosed with Pre-Cursor B Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in November of 2005 and underwent chemotherapy for 3 and 1/2 years. In 2009 he was diagnosed with testicular cancer and has undergone 3 testicular surgeries as well as chemotherapy. Cameron is only 10 years old and has already had Steven Johnson’s Syndrome (SJS) […]
Elizabeth
Elizabeth is a beautiful 6 month-old little girl that has never been able to go home from the hospital. Following open heart surgery, her family has gone to great efforts to be closer to their daughter, as they live hours away. Elizabeth’s mom had to quit her job to be with her in her lengthy […]
Delaney
A single mother, Delaney’s mom was expecting a healthy baby girl. Shortly after her Delaney’s birth, mom learned Delaney had complex, congenital heart disease requiring open heart surgery. Delaney was hospitalized for nearly a month following her surgery, and she was discharged home with complex ongoing medical needs. Mom had planned to send Delaney to […]
Crysta
Crysta is a 16 year old special needs child. Crysta was in the intensive care unit (ICU) for months. She has multiple needs and required both a ventilator and a tracheostomy. Her family was in need financial assistance to help with the daily family expenses since mom and dad had to cut back on their […]
Bryan
Bryan is an energetic 14 year old boy who has complex health issues with his primary diagnosis being Lennox-Gastaut syndrome which is a very severe form of epilepsy. He is also diagnosed with Asthma, scoliosis, GERD, and requires a g-tube. His family receives government housing assistance and were previously residing in an apartment that Mom […]
Niandria
Niandria is a 5 month-old girl with complex congenital heart disease. Her family traveled to Dallas for her open heart surgery, which was rescheduled on multiple occasions and delayed after her transfer to Dallas. Niandria has been in and out of hospitals for her entire life which has caused financial hardships on her family as […]
Arantxa
Arantxa is a two month old little girl who has been diagnosed with a congenital heart defect. She underwent major heart surgery within a few weeks of life and had to return to the operating room about a month afterwards due to further complications. Arantxa’s father works full-time while her mother remains at Arantxa’s bedside […]
Destiny
Destiny is a post kidney transplant patient who received a kidney from her father over the summer of 2015. She had been able to do well post transplant, until recently, as she is currently admitted to the hospital. The Extra Step Foundation was able to help out her family by contributing money for the expected rise […]