Nevaya Ferguson is a typical 6-year-old who loves her puppy and wants to be a veterinarian when she grows up. But she has endured more than most people will in a lifetime. After being diagnosed with neuroblastoma, Nevaya underwent chemotherapy treatments and two bone marrow transplants. Watch the video and learn more about Nevaya’s treatment [...]

In 2003, Amy Arneson suspected her 19-month-old son, Ethan, might have food allergies because he constantly threw up after eating. But doctors who saw Ethan told her she was overreacting. “Babies throw up,” they said. Then she fed Ethan eggs one morning, and he had to receive epinephrine in an ambulance to make it to [...]

What are sleep terrors? What causes them, and what should I do when they occur? — Kelly S. Occasional nightmares are normal after 6 months of age. However, some children have sleep terrors, which are different from nightmares; they are very alarming sleep events they rarely remember. During sleep terrors, children exhibit profound fear and [...]

Somewhere in Marshall, Texas, a 10-year-old boy named Anthony Herman is tapping out a rhythm on his shoes with sticks he picked up from the forested area surrounding his home. And somewhere inside of Anthony’s chest is a heart that is beating to a different, syncopated rhythm. However, neither the beat on Anthony’s shoes or [...]