Update as of August 20th 2023 form Shawnda: I wanted to reach out and give you all an update on Christian and my health. For those of you that may not know us Hello, I am Shawnda Rowan and my son Christian Rowan was a recipient of pigbowl 2019. Christian and I have been over […]
Update as of September 1st 2020: Angela is doing very well. She has been seizure free for more than a year now. She had hip surgery 8 months ago and has fully recovered. Being outdoors, listening to music and spending time with her family are some of the things she enjoys. After our family was […]
Written by Courtney, February 8th, 2020: Hello there! Long time since I last talked to you. Thought I’d give you a little update if you haven’t seen or heard already. We have been down here in Arizona since October. I got a transplant on December 18th 2019. Wahoo! I got discharged from the hospital on […]
Written by Jase’s Mother, Holly Gibson, September 2019: It’s hard to believe it’s already been a year! Jase had his last checkup early August, and it was by far his easiest appointment to date. He no longer has to have CT scans, therefore no more sedation!!! We also learned that he no longer has to […]
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Christian’s fight didn’t start when he was born. He was conceived with a genetic mutation called CTLA4, this mutation was passed to him by his mother. Due to her having this mutation carrying a child to term was very difficult. Christian was a twin but early in the pregnancy his mother miscarried. Thinking that she […]
Skylynn has been seizure free since January 8th, 2018 – the day of her hemispherectomy surgery !!! She is still working outpatient physical Therapy once a week. Can’t wait to see everyone at the Pig Bowl on Saturday September 22nd, 2018! . The following email was received on September 3rd, 2023 Skylynn is 5 years […]
. The following email was received on September 18th, 2018 Hi! We hope you have been well. Our family is excited for this years Pig Bowl. Here is an update on our Amelia, and I attached her most recent photo, Thank you again for blessing our family in such a profound way: We just wanted […]
Angela was born May 31st 2012 and it soon became clear that all was not well. After an emergency caesarean, the medical team had to perform CPR since because she was not breathing. At 3 days old she began seizing and was transferred to the neonatal ICU in Santa Clara. The next 2 months in […]
Jase’s Fight began December 31, 2017. Violet, Jase’s twin sister lovingly (like every sister should) shared her cold with him and he developed a nasty cold and snotty nose. Violet’s cold lasted a couple of days before she was back to her normal self. Jase’s cold however held on longer and was more severe. Yet […]