http://www.seasontoshare.org Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:33:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en JESUSA ZACARIAS MARTIN West Palm woman's toddler hospitalized for months in Miami [caption id="attachment_1007" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="Maria Martin, 10, plays with brother David Martin, 2, at Jackson Memorial Medical Center. He has undergone two liver transplants in his short life so far."][/caption] By ANA M. VALDES Palm Beach Post Staff Writer The days have turned ... http://www.seasontoshare.org/2011/jesusa-zacarias-martin/ ISIS SOUFFRAIN Cancer, lower income jeopardize family home [caption id="attachment_1000" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="Isis Souffrain, seated at front, is a three-time cancer survivor; she lives with her life partner and their children. They are at risk of losing their home."][/caption] By JANIS FONTAINE Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Everyone knows someone who has lost a job ... http://www.seasontoshare.org/2011/isis-souffrain/ AMY SULLIVAN Girl contracted encephalitis at one month old [caption id="attachment_1014" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="Suzy Sullivan attends school with her daughter Amy to monitor seizures and hypothermia episodes. Amy contracted encephalitis when she was one month old."][/caption] By LESLIE GRAY STREETER Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Susie Sullivan knows daughter Amy’s every ... http://www.seasontoshare.org/2011/amy-sullivan/ BYRON SEVILLA JR. Boy’s cancer in remission, but family finances are dire [caption id="attachment_989" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="Byron Sevilla Jr., 4, was diagnosed at 3 years old with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. His mother, right, comforts him at Palms West Hospital."][/caption] By SCOTT EYMAN Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Even a 4-year-old knows something is wrong when ... http://www.seasontoshare.org/2011/byron-sevilla-jr/ GUADALUPE ZAPATA Glades family spends first Christmas without dad [caption id="attachment_976" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="Guadalupe Zapata comforts her crying son Gaspar Ambriz Jr. Her husband, Gaspar Ambriz, was killed in an attempted robbery earlier this year."][/caption] By CARLOS FRÍAS Palm Beach Post Staff Writer On the days when Guadalupe Zapata lets her 11-year-old son spend the ... http://www.seasontoshare.org/2011/guadalupe-zapata/ JILL MONTALBANO Woman learning to cope with loss of sight [caption id="attachment_809" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="Jill Montalbano, 57, with her dog Rosie. She has lost much of her eyesight and is now living with her mother, who suffers from dementia."][/caption] By LESLIE GRAY STREETER Palm Beach Post Staff Writer “I can’t believe that is my ... http://www.seasontoshare.org/2011/jill-montalbano/ KARL CHRISTENBURY Disabled man, 75, needs home improvements [caption id="attachment_948" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="Karl Christenbury, 75, who suffers from mental retardation due to oxygen deprivation at childbirth, is put to bed by niece Karen Rea."][/caption] By BARBARA MARSHALL Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Two inches keep Karl Christenbury from a better life. That’s the height of the ... http://www.seasontoshare.org/2011/karl-christenbury/ BLANCHE KIRKLAND In hiding, family of achievers yearns for success [caption id="attachment_861" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="Blanche Kirkland (center), 38, with her five children."][/caption] By CARLOS FRÍAS Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Her name is Blanche Kirkland because it has to be. Because if her real name got out, the husband who has threatened ... http://www.seasontoshare.org/2011/blanche-kirkland/ IOLA BURNEY Home in disrepair a danger to feisty 90-year-old [caption id="attachment_930" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="Iola Burney, 90, who suffers from dementia, dances with her daughter Denise Burney, 53, at her home in Riviera Beach."][/caption] By BARBARA MARSHALL Palm Beach Post Staff Writer At 90, Iola Burney is still going for the gusto. “Right on, ... http://www.seasontoshare.org/2011/iola-burney/ LORRAINE ARRANCE Spirited Hobe Sound senior needs helping hand [caption id="attachment_922" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="A photo of Lorraine and Wes Arrance taken in the 1940s. Lorraine, 87, who suffers from spinal stenosis and osteoarthritis, lives on her own in a trailer she moved into in 1963 with her now-deceased husband. "][/caption] By STACI STURROCK Palm ... http://www.seasontoshare.org/2011/lorraine-arrance/ SHEMIAH PIERRE Young boy’s surgical needs strap family of four [caption id="attachment_916" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="Gesnel Pierre with son Shemiah Pierre, 3, who was born with scaphocephaly, a condition in which the head is disproportionately long and narrow."][/caption] By STACI STURROCK Palm Beach Post Staff Writer At first, Shemiah Pierre gave all appearances of being a ... http://www.seasontoshare.org/2011/chrislene-osceus/ ALVARO NOLASCO Spine-breaking fall disables family wage earner [caption id="attachment_909" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="Alvaro Nolasco, 30, a single parent, does physical therapy while son Jeremy Nolasco, 9, quizzes him on books of the Bible. "][/caption] By STACI STURROCK Palm Beach Post Staff Writer It was one of those split-second mistakes, as it so often is. For many ... http://www.seasontoshare.org/2011/alvaro-nolasco/ ALEXIS CASTILLO Family living on shoestring fights son’s leukemia [caption id="attachment_903" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="Alexis Castillo, 11, diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, has a port surgically implanted into his chest in preparation for a bone marrow transplant at Miami Children's Hospital."][/caption] By CARLOS FRÍAS Palm Beach Post Staff Writer As his mother speaks with a guest, ... http://www.seasontoshare.org/2011/alexis-castillo/ FRITZ DAVID Permanently disabled man raises daughter solo [caption id="attachment_795" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="Fritz David, 47, is a single parent who has cared for his daughter Mariyane David, 9, since she was 1."][/caption] By CARLOS FRÍAS Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Fritz David just can’t get his daughter’s hair right. If he could do that one thing, ... http://www.seasontoshare.org/2011/fritz-david/ JEAN CHARLES AND FAMILY Quake took his siblings – but not his will to walk UPDATE: Viviane Petit-Frere and her 12-year-old son, Hans Charles, started over in the United States after ... http://www.seasontoshare.org/2010/jean-charles-and-family/ STEVEN MONAHAN Lonely vet struggles through 'living nightmare’ [caption id="attachment_596" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Steve Monahan, 61, a retired Vietnam veteran, has moved into a one room apartment with his dog Missy. ... http://www.seasontoshare.org/2010/steven-monahan/ SARA DESERT ALEXANDRE Leukemia threatens life of a 'smart, brave baby’ UPDATE: Sara, the 2-year-old girl battling pre-B acute lymphoblastic leukemia, has been lavished with toys and gifts, furniture, gift cards and ... http://www.seasontoshare.org/2010/sara-alexandre/ DEBORAH THOMPSON Grandmother raises 5 kids with — 'the help of God’ UPDATE: Although this 52-year-old grandmother is raising five children, ages 16 months to 14 years, in a small, two-bedroom house, ... http://www.seasontoshare.org/2010/deborah-thompson/ MARY LINTON 'I would give my life for a job’ UPDATE: The 28-year-old single mother who battles spina bifida and diabetes received a top-of-the-line, barely used mobility scooter from an anonymous ... http://www.seasontoshare.org/2010/mary-linton/ CHARLES OBEE Parents need help to open world to challenged son UPDATE: The 44-year-old father raising a developmentally disabled 3-year-old son was showered with presents over the holidays. “They had the best ... http://www.seasontoshare.org/2010/charles-obee/ LINDA AND JIMMY KOENIG Family overwhelmed by son’s medical bills UPDATE: Linda Koenig, who continues to battle Lyme disease while caring for her cerebral palsy-stricken son, Jimmy, 18, is extremely grateful for ... http://www.seasontoshare.org/2010/linda-and-jimmy-koenig/ GLORIA NOLASCO Family needs a safer mobile home UPDATE: Widow Gloria Nolasco and her five children, who live in a dilapidated West Palm Beach mobile home, have received new beds for the ... http://www.seasontoshare.org/2010/gloria-nolasco/ UPDATE: Life has brightened for the woman fighting early onset Alzheimer’s disease at age 55. Thanks to the generosity of Season to Share donors, she now attends the therapeutic day ... http://www.seasontoshare.org/2010/christina-hilliman/ YOLANDA MCKENNEY Single mom fights breast cancer, hopes for more 'angels’ UPDATE: The 44-year-old breast cancer patient and single mother, who is raising three children in Royal Palm Beach, received gift cards, ... http://www.seasontoshare.org/2010/yolanda-mckenney/ ELLEN MCPHERSON A simple hope: To see the sun and birds once more UPDATE: Sadly, the frail, home-bound former substance-abuse counselor who battled a chronic respiratory illness passed away just before Christmas ... http://www.seasontoshare.org/2010/ellen-mcpherson/ JOLEINE LABBE 'So glad to be alive,’ teen needs van for college dream [caption id="attachment_594" align="alignright" width="300" caption=" Joleine Labbe, 18, of Port St. Lucie, center, with friends Alexander Quiles, 19, from ... http://www.seasontoshare.org/2010/joleine-labbe/ BILL AND TERESA MURPHY Grandparents’ dream: To save home for four kids UPDATE: Bill and Teresa Murphy, married 35 years, adopted their four grandchildren when their mother was no longer able ... http://www.seasontoshare.org/2010/bill-and-teresa-murphy/ ADAMS FAMILY Caregiver long on heart, short on resources UPDATE: The widow who is raising her four children in addition to three of her late sister’s children and two of another sister’s ... http://www.seasontoshare.org/2010/the-adams-family/ ELIZABETH VALDEZ Sick and weak, mom fears for children’s future UPDATE Feb. 5, 2010 Elizabeth and Luis Valdez of Lake Worth, parents of four children, had been struggling financially and emotionally since Elizabeth underwent surgery to remove her kidney and gall bladder last year. The community's donations will allow the family to catch up ... http://www.seasontoshare.org/2009/elizabeth-valdez/ LYNDA FERGUSON Early-onset Alzheimer’s sends family into tailspin UPDATE Feb. 5, 2010 In the grip of early-onset Alzheimer's disease, Lynda Ferguson once spent her waking hours detached from the world around her. But in recent weeks, a bright new world has opened up for this 45-year-old grandmother. Thanks to the generosity of Palm Beach ... http://www.seasontoshare.org/2009/lynda-ferguson/ ANGELO SINRAM-GIUSTINO Resilient family needs gas cards to reach doctor’s By ALLISON ROSS Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Most days, Angelo Sinram-Giustino is like any other inquisitive, active 7-year-old boy. It’s hard to notice the tremors in his hands that are a byproduct of his hydrocephalus, a condition known as “water on the brain.” Looking ... http://www.seasontoshare.org/2009/angelo-sinram-giustino/ SAL DINUCCI Disasters pile up, but nothing keeps DiNucci down By KATIE McBROOM Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Salvatore DiNucci, 32, has never known life outside a wheelchair. He was born with spina bifida, a birth defect that renders him immobile from the waist down. Sal has struggled all his life, but never as much ... http://www.seasontoshare.org/2009/sal-dinucci/ HALEY SMITH Rare genetic defect pits family against obstacles By AIME DUNSTAN Special to the Palm Beach Post Elisa and Craig Smith’s house is a happy house, a three-bedroom ranch in suburban Lake Worth filled with music and piles of pretty pink playthings for their three little girls. “Craig likes to play the bongos,” 4-year-old ... http://www.seasontoshare.org/2009/haley-smith/ MARGIE ROGERS Health woes beset grandmother caring for 4 kids By ANNE RODGERS Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Margie Rogers raised seven children, but when the time came that two of her grandchildren, Aaliyah and Jaylon, needed a stable home, she opened wide the doors of her home yet again. In addition, she became ... http://www.seasontoshare.org/2009/margie-rogers/ JOYCE FREEMAN Fort Pierce family needs help to restore the garage By LESLIE GRAY STREETER Palm Beach Post Staff Writer To most, Cynthia Johnson’s Fort Pierce home is a comfortable, brightly decorated haven of neatly displayed art and immaculate white tile. But for Cynthia’s mother, Joyce Freeman, this beautiful home is an obstacle course. ... http://www.seasontoshare.org/2009/joyce-freeman/ ZOE FARRELL Life in ‘Zoe Mo’ full of perseverance, pain UPDATE: Dec. 24, 2009 By LIZ BALMASEDA Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Zoe Farrell wanted a pink guitar. The 7-year-old cancer patient got her wish last week, thanks to the folks at Chafin Musicenter in Lake Worth. The Chafin family and the store’s staff not only ... http://www.seasontoshare.org/2009/zoe-farrell/ MARTIN RAMIREZ Tot must heal amid financial, other hardships By JOHN LANTIGUA Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Martin Ramirez has his pride. He and his wife, Guatemalan immigrants, came to the United States in 2003 and always supported themselves. But when their son, little Martin, was born here Oct. 30, 2007 with a serious digestive ... http://www.seasontoshare.org/2009/martin-ramirez/ THE JOSEPH FAMILY Mother needs a job and a home with furniture UPDATE: December 24, 2009 By DAPHNE DURET Palm Beach Post Staff Writer The Joseph family's story of perseverance inspired Palm Beach County School District teachers, therapists, students and staff to pool donations for the widowed mother of three sons, including one stricken with ... http://www.seasontoshare.org/2009/joseph-family/ JASMINE HUTTON Vibrating recliner means relief for autistic teen By MATHILDE PIARD Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Jasmine Hutton goes through two dozen AA batteries per week. She does not use them for a tape player or a digital camera or toys. She uses the batteries for the neck vibrating pillow that she loves to ... http://www.seasontoshare.org/2009/jasmine-hutton/ MADISEN BYRD Girl’s leukemia takes physical, emotional, financial toll UPDATE Feb. 5, 2010 In Okeechobee, a 4-year-old leukemia patient has been greatly cheered by the community's generosity. Madisen Byrd's family is finally planning a Disney World trip. "People brought in educational games and toys and princess outfits. Madisen has just brightened up. She's like ... http://www.seasontoshare.org/2009/madisen-byrd/