Our Sunshine community is overflowing with incredible people, and it is our JOY to walk with families. I’d like to introduce you to Mindy, one of the moms in our Year of Sunshine program. I had the privilege of meeting her and her daughter, Faith, when they were...
May is a special month for Spreading Sunshine. On May 4, we celebrated David “Sunshine's” birthday. David is the inspiration behind Spreading Sunshine. Thank you for all who gave financially to celebrate David's birthday and support the mission of Spreading Sunshine...
Two years ago my life was dark. Despite the blazing June sun, I could only see clouds. I checked into a Ronald McDonald House, leaving my husband and kids behind because our new child still growing inside me was sick. I was 34 weeks pregnant with a baby who had a...
written by Mechon, a warrior mom who recently battled cancer and whose daughter who was diagnosed with brain cancer at six weeks of age. Both Mechon and her daughter (six years old) are cancer free. To All Mothers of Critically-Ill Children I see you. I saw that...
written by Dawn, a mother to six children, two of which have Friedreichs Ataxia, a rare, genetic and progressive, neuromuscular disease. hero: a person admired for achievements and noble qualities.Merriam-Webster My kids asked me what it meant to be a hero. I...
written by Dawn Graczyk,a mom in our Sunshine community Despite the little ones on my lap, I was feeling terribly alone. Yet another member of our rare disease community had died. It hit me hard; I couldn’t help but wonder at the future before me. I couldn’t...
