Faces of Hope

Meet some of the children of FHC with their faces of hope and their stories of success and improvement. Hopefully this will encourage you to believe that there is a future for your child.

These introductions to their stories provide a brief synopsis, containing: the age they first came to FHC or how long they've been with us, what their challenge was, what the previous prognosis had been and finally, what has been their progress since starting their program at the Family Hope Center.  Click on the name of the child or where indicated to read the full testimonial.  

Isaac G.

• 3 ½ months old when came to FHC
• Brain damaged
• Predicted to never walk, run, talk or read
• Six years later: walks and run, talks and reads, attends public school
   

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Kaleb I.

• 2nd grade
• Arthrogryposis, physical deformities, neurological delays, and ADD
• Treated with drugs for the ADD
• Physically stronger and energetic, mentally organized, reads at an advanced grade level and able to understand and apply mathematical theories.

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 Parker D.

• Three years in the program
• At 18 months developed problems: tantrums, unsociable, picky eater, delayed speaking
• Told not to worry, it was just because he was a boy, it would get better. It didn't.
• Today: talks, laughs, is very sociable, eats well and attend a normal school

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Son of Shelly L.

• 8-year old
• ADD and Aspergers. poor eye contact, memory, dislike of being touched
• Speech and occupational therapies, advised issues would never go away completely 
• After 1.5 years with FHC: speaks clearly, more eye contact, improved memory, more able to tolerate touch, increased concentration, actions are more appropriate.

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Anthony R.

• 7 years old
• Difficulty reading, occasional aggression, overly sensitive to clothing, poor concentration
• Because he was healthy and obviously intelligent, we told nothing was wrong
• Today is articulate, compassionate, loves reading, has appropriate energy levels  

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Collin S.

• 4 years with FHC
• Brain injury with blindness, physical and developmental delay, seizures
• Prognosis: Never see, walk or talk, and be severely retarded
• Today sees and reads, walks with assistance, developing language
  

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Emily P.

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Evan R.

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Holly G.

• Toddler
• Severe brain injury, unable to walk, talk, immobile
• Cerebellar ataxia - hopeless, would never be more than a vegetable
• Today she reads, writes, talks, walks, attends public school with the proper age group
  

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Shafer M.

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Dawson B.

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Anne Le D.

• Six years old
• Little's Syndrome and cerebral palsy; seizures, couldn't move independently, unable to talk or read
• Told she would never talk, she had "no future"
• At 18 moves by herself, talks, reads, understands, no medication, no seizures
  

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Sarah D.

• Six months old
• Severe vision problem; nystagmus
• Would soon be completely blind, had developmental delays, would be mentally retarded. No cure
• 4 years old: vision normal, reads, does algebra, speaks French and Russian, IQ of 160!