Over the past decade, we've shared countless stories of resilience—of children and adults with special needs defying the odds, touching hearts, and teaching us…

These changes can affect how someone behaves, feels, thinks, sleeps and can be emotionally and physically exhausting. Thankfully,

On May 7, 2018, Gracie was born at just 24 weeks. She was a micro-preemie, weighing one

pound, six ounces. Her early days were fraught with severe complications including Necrotizing

Enterocolitis (NEC). She underwent thirty medical procedures and ten major surgeries, with

doctors removing nearly 70 percent of her small intestine.