Buddy Spotlights

IUDM

Aug 131 min read

Jocelyn Meggenhofen: Living With Alexander's Disease

By: Sasha Boudtchenko Jocelyn Renee Meggenhofen was born with a disease that is as rare to get as getting struck by lighting — a form of...

IUDM

Aug 111 min read

Beckett Culp: Giving Back to His Community

By: Hannah Peri Beckett Culp's story began when he was just six months old. At a routine checkup, he was diagnosed with a rare and...

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Aug 91 min read

Evelyn Donaldson: Spreading Positivity

By: Darya Neil Evelyn Donaldson was born 7 weeks early and spent her first 5 weeks in the Riley NICU at IU North. Despite early...

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Jul 171 min read

Zaiden Burbrink: Against the Odds

By: Lillian Henninger Zaiden Burbrink entered a world where the odds were stacked against him. He was born with NAS (Neonatal Abstinence...

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Jul 101 min read

Dallas Kolley: A Heart of Gold

By: Mallory Roadruck In July of 2022, Dallas Kolley was born in Riley Hospital for Children’s Maternity Tower with a congenital heart...

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Jun 201 min read

Lucy Beyers: Inspiration for All

By: Kate Acra Lucy Beyers was born with a rare cardiac birth defect called heterotaxy that impacted the arrangement of her internal...

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Mar 112 min read

Kidney Awareness Month Featuring Grace LaSell

By: Ayaan Abbasi Grace LaSell went on a family vacation to Universal Studios in June of 2019. On that trip, she constantly was drinking...

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Feb 262 min read

Heart Health Month Featuring Brylee Ramey

By: Ayaan Abbasi April 30th, 2009, Brylee was born at Bloomington Hospital with nine congenital heart defects and with her heart on the...