Freedom means different things to different people. For a kid with a physical disability — a kid like six-year-old Charlie — freedom means being able to be among friends and do what other children can do.
Easter Seals Stories
Scholarship Recipient Shares How He Learned to be Thankful
I am very honoured to receive the TD Scholarship for Easter Seals Youth. Being with Easter Seals was truly a blessing to me, and I wouldn’t be the same without them. You see, as a teenager with a disability, I faced a lot of physical and mental struggles. And, at a point in my life, […]
Support Improves the Quality of Life for Five Year Old Stephanie
Despite doctors telling Cherry, and her husband Andre, that ‘everything was normal’ during Cherry’s pregnancy, Stephanie was born with serious medical complications requiring her to be hospitalized for the first three months of her life. At three months old, her parents were told that she had congenital heart disease, vision and hearing loss, seizure disorder, […]
Kaydance has an “AWESOME” Experience at Camp
Nine-year-old Kaydance had the chance to attend summer camp for the first time last year and she describes her experience enthusiastically as “Awesome!” Her mother, April, remembers, “I was a little nervous about her being away from home for so long, but it really helped her confidence.” For five days, Kaydance had the chance to […]
10 Year-old Madisen’s Bones Can Shatter in an Instant, but Her Spirit is Unbreakable!
Madisen is a bubbly, bright 10-year-old with a great smile and a shock of beautiful red hair. She loves to sing and swim. Her favourite subjects are French and Art. She works hard to maintain a solid B average –– an impressive accomplishment because her medical challenges mean she misses many days of school. Her […]
A Story from an Easter Seals Mom
Hello, I am writing to give you a little peek into my life as a mother with children with special needs. Both my sons were diagnosed with Morquio Syndrome: a rare form of dwarfism that is degenerative and progressive. There are a lot of health issues associated with their disease and the boys have had […]