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Variety's Kids in North Texas

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    Name: Edward
Age: 7
Hometown: Houston
Condition(s): Profoundly Brain Injured
Assistance Took Place: Feb 09, Sept 09 and Feb 10
Variety Program: Kids in Action!
Assistance: Ongoing Retreat for Brain Injuries
     
Jeremy
  Name: Jeremy
Age: 18
Hometown: Dallas
Condition(s): Hydrocephalus
Assistance Took Place: May 08
Variety Program: Kids in Action!
Assistance: Summer Recreation Program for Children with Special Needs
     
    Name: Dylan
Age: 17
Hometown: Anna
Condition(s): Injured
Assistance Took Place: May 09
Variety Program: Kids in Need!
Assistance: Dental Procedure
     
    Name: Jesse
Age: 5
Hometown: Garland
Condition(s): Cerebral Palsy
Assistance Took Place: Jan 08
Variety Program: Kids on the Go!
Assistance: Household Modifications
     
Gage
 

Name: Gage
Age: 4
Hometown: Helotes
Condition(s): Kernicterus
Assistance Took Place: May 08
Variety Program: Kids on the Go!
Assistance: Adaptive Bicycle
See Gage Ride

     
    Name: Phillip
Age: 2
Hometown: Houston
Condition(s): Cerebral Palsy & Eplisey
Assistance Took Place: May 08
Variety Program: Kids in Need!
Assistance: Bath Chair & Shower Head
     
    Name: Reagan
Age: 1
Hometown: Pearland
Condition(s): Microcephaly, Developmental Delays & Seizure Disorder
Assistance Took Place: May 08
Variety Program: Kids in Need!
Assistance: Seating System
     
    Name: Eddy
Age: 8
Hometown: San Antonio
Condition(s): Cerebral Palsy
Assistance Took Place: May 08
Variety Program: Kids on the Go!
Assistance: Adaptive Bicycle
     
    Name: Kyle
Age: 11
Hometown: North Richland Hills
Condition(s): Cerebral Palsy
Assistance Took Place: May 08
Variety Program: Kids in Need!
Assistance: Therapy Assistance
     
Johanna
  Name: Johanna
Age: 8
Hometown: San Antonio
Condition(s): Hydrcephalus, Cerebral Palsy, Seizure Disorder & Reactive Airway
Assistance Took Place: May 08
Variety Program: Kids on the Go!
Assistance: Adaptive Bicycle
See Johanna Ride
     
    Name: Erin
Age: 14
Hometown: Pilot Point
Condition(s): Cerebral Palsy
Assistance Took Place: Dec 08
Variety Program: Kids on the Go!
Assistance: Scooter
     
    Name: Jordan
Age: 5
Hometown: McKinney
Condition(s): Cerebral Palsy
Assistance Took Place: Dec 08
Variety Program: Kids on the Go!
Assistance: Adaptive Bicycle
     
    Name: Angel
Age: 6
Hometown: Dallas
Condition(s): Cerebral Palsy
Assistance Took Place: Dec 08
Variety Program: Kids on the Go!
Assistance: Adaptive Stroller
     
Ashleigh
  Name: Ashleigh
Age: 8
Hometown: San Antonio
Condition(s): Cerebral Palsy, Developmental Delays, Spastic Quadreplegic & more
Assistance Took Place: Dec 08
Variety Program: Kids on the Go!
Assistance: Adaptive Bicycle
See Ashleigh Ride
     
    Name: Kylie
Age: 6
Hometown: Frisco
Condition(s): Traumatic Brain Injury, Cortical Impairment & G-Tube
Assistance Took Place: Dec 08
Variety Program: Kids on the Go!
Assistance: Adaptive Bicycle
     
    Name: Nicholas
Age: 7
Hometown: Onalaska
Condition(s): Down Syndrome
Assistance Took Place: Dec 08
Variety Program: Kids on the Go!
Assistance: Adaptive Hand Tryke
     
    Name: Alexis
Age: 4
Hometown: Allen
Condition(s): Non-verbal & Ambulatory
Assistance Took Place: Dec 08
Variety Program: Kids on the Go!
Assistance: Adaptive Stroller
     
    Name: Christopher
Age: 11
Hometown: Frisco
Condition(s): Cerebral Palsy
Assistance Took Place: Dec 08
Variety Program: Kids on the Go!
Assistance: Wheelchair
     
    Name: Krystal
Age: 9
Hometown: Chester
Condition(s): Cerebral Palsy & Developmental Delays
Assistance Took Place: Dec 08
Variety Program: Kids on the Go!
Assistance: Adaptive Bicycle
     
    Name: Camryn
Age: 3
Hometown: Irving
Condition(s): Traumatic Brain Injury
Assistance Took Place: Dec 08
Variety Program: Kids in Need!
Assistance: Seating System
     
    Name: Kristen
Age: 17
Hometown: Joshua
Condition(s): Paralyzed on Left Side
Assistance Took Place: Nov 08
Variety Program: Kids in Need!
Assistance: Equine Therapy
     
    Name: Daurice
Age: 9
Hometown: Arlington
Condition(s): Mental Retardation
Assistance Took Place: July 08
Variety Program: Kids in the Know!
Assistance: Summer Reading Program
     
    Name: Russell
Age: 3
Hometown: Little Elm
Condition(s): Cerebral Palsy
Assistance Took Place: June 08
Variety Program: Kids on the Go!
Assistance: Adaptive Stroller
     
    Name: Taylor
Age: 10
Hometown: Pearland
Condition(s): Luekodystrophy
Assistance Took Place: June 08
Variety Program: Kids on the Go!
Assistance: Adaptive Bicycle
     
    Name: Kaylee
Age: 3
Hometown: Pearland
Condition(s): Luekodystrophy
Assistance Took Place: June 08
Variety Program: Kids in Need!
Assistance: Therapy Co-Pay Assistance
     
    Name: Scarlett
Age: 1
Hometown: Waxahachie
Condition(s): GERD, Torticollis & Positional Plagiocephaly
Assistance Took Place: June 08
Variety Program: Kids in Need!
Assistance: Cranial Remodeling Helmet
     
Victoria
  Name: Victoria
Age: 5
Hometown: Houston
Condition(s): Autism & Developmental Delays
Assistance Took Place: June 08
Variety Program: Kids on the Go!
Assistance: Adaptive Bicycle
See Victoria Ride
     
    Name: Caesar Lopez
Age: 9
Hometown: Fort Worth
Condition(s): Cerebral Palsy & Spastic Quadreplegic
Assistance Took Place: June 08
Variety Program: Kids on the Go!
Assistance: Wheelchair
Alexander
  Name: Alexander
Age: 7
Hometown: Houston
Condition(s): Malabsorption Syndrome & Developmental Delays
Assistance Took Place: June 08
Variety Program: Kids on the Go!
Assistance: Adaptive Bicycle
     
Bridgette
  Name: Bridget
Age: 4
Hometown: Pearland
Condition(s): Static Encephalopathy
Assistance Took Place: June 08
Variety Program: Kids on the Go!
Assistance: Adaptive Bicycle
     
Maruicio
  Name: Mauricio
Age: 6
Hometown: Galena Park
Condition(s): Cerebral Palsy, Micrcephaly & Developmental Delays
Assistance Took Place: June 08
Variety Program: Kids on the Go!
Assistance: Adaptive Bicycle
See Mauricio Ride
     
    Name: Jesufemi
Age: 4
Hometown: Grand Prairie
Condition(s): Cerebral Palsy
Assistance Took Place: April 08
Variety Program: Kids in Need!
Assistance: Various Items
     
    Name: Jaylon
Age: 6
Hometown: Dallas
Condition(s): Cerebral Palsy, Seizure Disorder & G-Button
Assistance Took Place: April 08
Variety Program: Kids in Need!
Assistance: Tomota Cushion
     
Seth
  Name: Angel
Age: 15
Hometown: Roanoke
Condition(s): Cerebral Palsy & 100% Ambulatory
Assistance Took Place: March 08
Variety Program: Kids on the Go!
Assistance: Adaptive Bicycle
A Letter of Thanks

See Angel's Ride
     
Seth
 

Name: Seth
Age: 1
Hometown: Stephenville
Condition(s): Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type II
Assistance Took Place: March 08
Variety Program: Kids on the Go!
Assistance: Assistance with Wheelchair
A Letter of Thanks

     
    Name: Dakota
Age: 2
Hometown: Cleburne
Condition(s): Hiroyama Syndrome
Assistance Took Place: March 08
Variety Program: Kids on the Go!
Assistance: Car Seat
     
    Name: Billie
Age: <1
Hometown: Frisco
Condition(s): Heart Murmur, GERD & Developmental Delay
Assistance Took Place: Jan 08
Variety Program: Kids on the Go!
Assistance: Car Seat
     
Tess
  Name: Tess
Age: 4
Hometown: Plano
Condition(s): Cerebral Palsy
Assistance Took Place: Jan 08
Variety Program: Kids on the Go!
Assistance: Vehicular Modifications
     
    Name: Shelby
Age: 13
Hometown: Arlington
Condition(s): Cerebral Palsy & Hydrocephalus
Assistance Took Place: Jan 08
Variety Program: Kids on the Go!
Assistance: Wheelchair
     
Daniel
  Name: Daniel
Age: 13
Hometown: Granbury
Condition(s): Microcephaley, Cortical Visual Impairments & others
Assistance Took Place: Jan 08
Variety Program: Kids on the Go!
Assistance: Adaptive Stroller
Read about Daniel's Special Day
     
Kevin
  Name: Grant
Age: 2
Hometown: Rockwall
Condition(s): Cerebral Palsy & Perventricular Lukemia
Assistance Took Place: Jan 08
Variety Program: Kids on the Go!
Assistance: Wheelchair
A Letter of Thanks
See Grant's Interview
     
    Name: Paige
Age: 15
Hometown: Keller
Condition(s): Paralyzed from the chest down
Assistance Took Place: Nov 07
Variety Program: Kids on the Go!
Assistance: Standing Frame
     
    Name: Beimnet
Age: 8
Hometown: Dallas
Condition(s): Trisomy 18 Down Syndrome
Assistance Took Place: Nov 07
Variety Program: Kids on the Go!
Assistance: Adaptive Stroller
     
    Name: Michelle
Age: 7
Hometown: Garland
Condition(s): Cerebral Palsy
Assistance Took Place: Sept 07
Variety Program: Kids on the Go!
Assistance: Adapative Stroller
     
David
 

Name: David
Age: 15
Hometown: Carrollton
Condition(s): Cerebral Palsy
Assistance Took Place: Sept 07
Variety Program: Kids on the Go!
Assistance: Portable Lift
A Mother's Letter to Variety

    Name: Dustin
Age: 7
Hometown: Fort Worth
Condition(s): Cerebral Palsy
Assistance Took Place: Sept 07
Variety Program: Kids in Need!
Assistance: Adaptive Toilet Seat & System
     
Lucia
  Name: Lucia
Age: 10
Hometown: Irving
Condition(s): Spastic Quadraplegic & Cerebral Palsy
Assistance Took Place: Sept 07
Variety Program: Kids on the Go!
Assistance: Powered Wheelchair
Getting a Drink
     
    Name: Taylor
Age: 12
Hometown: Garland
Condition(s): Alternating Hemaplegia
Assistance Took Place: June 07
Variety Program: Kids on the Go!
Assistance: Adapative Stroller
     
    Name: Mariela
Age: 6
Hometown: Fort Worth
Condition(s): Static Encephalopathy, Anopthalmous & Arachnoid Cyst with Shunt
Assistance Took Place: June 07
Variety Program: Kids on the Go!
Assistance: Adapative Tricycle
     
    Name: Micahi
Age: <1
Hometown: McKinney
Condition(s): Williams Syndrome
Assistance Took Place: June 07
Variety Program: Kids in Need!
Assistance: Cranial Remodeling Helmet
     
    Name: Steven
Age: 6
Hometown: Saginaw
Condition(s): Cerebral Palsy & Schizencephaly
Assistance Took Place: June 07
Variety Program: Kids on the Go!
Assistance: Adapative Tricycle
     
    Name: Dustin
Age: 7
Hometown: Fort Worth
Condition(s): Cerebral Palsy
Assistance Took Place: June 07
Variety Program: Kids on the Go!
Assistance: Adaptive Tricycle
     
    Name: Jonathan
Age: 6
Hometown: Dallas
Condition(s): Cerebral Palsy & Spastic Quadreplegic
Assistance Took Place: June 07
Variety Program: Kids on the Go! & Kids in Need!
Assistance: Adaptive Stroller & Back Support Cushion
     
Jeremy
  Name: Jeremy
Age: 16
Hometown: Dallas
Condition(s): Hydrocephalus
Assistance Took Place: June 07
Variety Program: Kids in Action!
Assistance: Summer Recreation Program for Children with Special Needs
     
    Name: Christian
Age: 7
Hometown: Lewisville
Condition(s): Cerebral Palsy
Assistance Took Place: June 07
Variety Program: Kids on the Go!
Assistance: Wheelchair
     
   

Name: Russell
Age: 1
Hometown: Little Elm
Condition(s): Cerebral Palsy
Assistance Took Place: April 07
Variety Program: Kids in Need!
Assistance: Bathchair & Corner Chair

     
madison
 

Name: Madison
Age: 5
Hometown: Coppell
Condition(s): Cerebral Palsy
Assistance Took Place: April 07
Variety Program: Kids in Need!
Assistance: Bathchair & Mobile Tilt Seat

     
   

Name: Cassandra
Age: 3
Hometown: Saginaw
Condition(s): Bilaterally Deaf
Assistance Took Place: April 07
Variety Program: Kids in Need!
Assistance: FM Transmitter System, FM Recievers & Cochlear Batteries

     
samantha
 

Name: Samantha
Age: 5
Hometown: Wylie
Condition(s): Down Syndrome
Assistance Took Place: April 07
Variety Program: Kids in the Know!
Assistance: Adaptive Keyboard, Computer Software & Reading Program
Samantha's Story

     
   

Name: Carlos
Age: 11
Hometown: Sherman
Condition(s): Cerebral Palsy & Hydrocephalus
Assistance Took Place: April 07
Variety Program: Kids on the Go! & Kids in Need!
Assistance: Wheelchair, Walker, Handheld Showerhead & Shower Transfer Bench

     
ann
 

Name: Ann Marie
Age: 5
Hometown: Red Oak
Condition(s): Hypotonia & Static Encephalopathy
Assistance Took Place: April 07
Variety Program: Kids on the Go!
Assistance: Adaptive Car Seat
Read More About Ann Marie's Story

     
william
 

Name: William
Age: 4
Hometown: Garland
Condition(s): Cerebral Palsy
Assistance Took Place: March 07
Variety Program: Kids on the Go!
Assistance: Wheelchair and Walker
Read More About William's Story

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Name: Rushil
Age: 4
Hometown: Irving
Condition(s): Joubert Syndrome
Assistance Took Place: March 07
Variety Program: Kids on the Go!
Assistance: Vehicle Modification & Aquatic Therapy

     
nick
 

Name: Nick
Age: 13
Hometown: Southlake
Condition(s): Duchene Muscular Dystrophy
Assistance Took Place: March 07
Variety Program: Kids on the Go!
Assistance: Easy Stand Standing Frame
Read More About Nick's Story
See Nick in the News

     
claire
 

Name: Claire
Age: 5
Hometown: Dallas
Condition(s): Cerebral Palsy, Cortical Blindness, Mental Retardation and Others
Assistance Took Place: Dec 06
Variety Program: Kids on the Go!
Assistance: Adaptive Stroller and an EZ Lock System and Ramp for Family Van
Read More About Claire's Story

 
 

 
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