by PRISMS | Oct 27, 2023 | Awareness, Home Page, SMS Blog
By: Courtney Hamilton, sister of Isabella McFee As I finally tightly squeezed my siblings’ goodbye, my parents asked once more “Are you sure you don’t need anything?” I could feel tears welling up in my eyes. It was time for me to go live my life at college and...
by PRISMS | Aug 29, 2023 | 30th Anniversary, Awareness, SMS Blog, Uncategorized
A Q&A with PRISMS Community Fundraisers By: Jackie Fallenstein – PRISMS Board Member-at-Large One of the ways PRISMS members and friends support our mission is by holding fundraisers in their local communities. In 2022, these fundraisers raised over $60,000 for...
by PRISMS | Jul 26, 2023 | Awareness, Home Page, SMS Blog
Can you tell us a little bit about yourself, your family, and your SMS individual? I am North Carolina born and raised, transplanted to Arizona since 1996. I earned a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education from Appalachian State University and then a...
by PRISMS | Jul 11, 2023 | Awareness, Home Page, SMS Blog
By: Jana Johns Kenzi and our family traveled to Houston to the Texas Children’s Hospital SMS Clinic. It was very educational and worth the 8-hour trip plus stops. It was a fairly easy process to get started. I emailed the SMS Clinic at Texas Children’s in July and...
by PRISMS | Jun 12, 2023 | Awareness, Home Page, Newly Diagnosed, SMS Blog
By Amy Pereira, PRISMS Board Member I remember vividly 13 years ago when I was first introduced to PRISMS. Joey was just 15 months when we received his diagnosis and admittedly, I was lost and frantic. As a newly diagnosed parent, my life had...
by PRISMS | Apr 11, 2023 | 30th Anniversary, Awareness, Home Page, SMS Blog
By: Michelle Larscheid Kevin Sperry didn’t realize the neighbor boy from down the street, who knocked on his door over 5 years ago and asked if he could go for a walk, would become his best friend. That best friend is Coulter Daniel. Sperry said he knew Coulter...
