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Family Stories

Every ZTTK journey is unique — and none of us walks it alone. These stories are shared with courage and love by the families who live them.

Harpor's Story
Early Childhood

Harpor's Story

We're hearing a voice we once weren't sure we would hear.

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Yara's Story
Early Childhood

Yara's Story

From the moment Yara was born, she was different — and different has always been beautiful.

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Emma's Story
School Age

Emma's Story

She is talkative, funny, and smart. The little girl who spent a month in the NICU now fills our house with laughter.

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Omer's Story
School Age

Omer's Story

Being a doctor helped me understand his diagnosis. Being his mother taught me what really matters.

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Vincent's Story
School Age

Vincent's Story

The MRI showed what we could not see. But every day, Vincent shows us what no scan can capture.

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Russell's Story
Adult

Russell's Story

We did not just find answers for our son. We helped build a foundation so every family could find theirs.

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Yovani's Story
School Age

Yovani's Story

Three heart defects that healed on their own. That is the kind of fighter Yovani is.

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Riley Rose's Story
School Age

Riley Rose's Story

She did not breathe at birth. Now she lights up every room she enters.

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Emma Olivia's Story
School Age

Emma Olivia's Story

Every milestone she reaches is one we were told might not come. And yet here she is.

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Ava's Story
Early Childhood

Ava's Story

Our little miracle — born at 3 pounds 5 ounces and fighting from day one.

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Toby's Story
School Age

Toby's Story

Ten words, forty signs, and a heart full of determination. That is Toby.

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Audra's Story
School Age

Audra's Story

She was found weighing three pounds at a hospital gate. Now she walks independently and competes in the Special Olympics.

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Aleks's Story
Early Childhood

Aleks's Story

The day he spoke his first sentence, we knew anything was possible.

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Nicolo's Story
Early Childhood

Nicolo's Story

He may only say one word, but when Nicolo says "yes," he means it with everything he has.

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April's Story
School Age

April's Story

April reminds us every day that our children are so much more than a diagnosis.

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Riggs's Story
School Age

Riggs's Story

Every surgery, every milestone, every smile — Riggs teaches us what strength really means.

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Carson's Story
School Age

Carson's Story

He makes this world a better place simply by being in it.

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School Age

Elizabeth's Story

Our billion-dollar miracle baby — one of the first ZTTK diagnoses in the world.

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Early Childhood

River's Story

The diagnosis did not change who River is — it gave us the map to support him better.

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Adult

Mickael's Story

He sings, he skis, he swims, he rides horses — ZTTK did not write the boundaries of his life.

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Early Childhood

Aiden's Story

Give him a pool and some Baby Bum songs, and Aiden is the happiest kid in the world.

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