You may have heard Stories of Hope from HopeKids North Texas and 89.7 WAY-FM. Now, we’re turning that into “Letters of Hope”…and we need YOUR help to do it! HopeKids exists to restore hope and transform the lives of children with life-threatening medical conditions and their families. We’re inviting you to join us in writing a letter of hope to a child struggling through a difficult medical condition, along with encouragement for their family!

Choose a kid and a family and write a Letter of Hope below.

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Prince Enriquez, 3 Pulmonary Artresia Dallas, TX Mom – Mindy; Dad – Jesse; Siblings – Julian, Deja, Junior, and Jacob

Prince Enriquez, 3
Pulmonary Artresia
Dallas, TX
Mom – Mindy; Dad – Jesse; Siblings – Julian, Deja, Junior, and Jacob[/caption] [col_end][col_start span="4"] [caption id="attachment_56901" align="alignleft" width="150"]

Micah Ahern, 7 Neuroblastoma Arlington, TX Mom – Linda; Dad – Maurice; Siblings – Grace Anne, Nolan, Eden Kate

Micah Ahern, 7
Neuroblastoma
Arlington, TX
Mom – Linda; Dad – Maurice; Siblings – Grace Anne, Nolan, Eden Kate[/caption] [col_end][col_start span="4"] [caption id="attachment_56900" align="alignleft" width="150"]

Linda Trigueros, 14 Cystic Fibrosis Dallas, TX Mom – Patty; Siblings – Diana, Josyline

Linda Trigueros, 14
Cystic Fibrosis
Dallas, TX
Mom – Patty; Siblings – Diana, Josyline[/caption] [col_end][row_end] [row_start][col_start span="4"] [caption id="attachment_56897" align="alignleft" width="150"]

Karis Ladewig, 13 Adrenal Insufficiency, Anemia of Chronic Disease, Gastroparesis Dallas, TX Mom – Jennifer; Dad – Stratton; Siblings – Hannah, Emily, Joshua, Megan, Phoebe

Karis Ladewig, 13
Adrenal Insufficiency, Anemia of Chronic Disease, Gastroparesis
Dallas, TX
Mom – Jennifer; Dad – Stratton; Siblings – Hannah, Emily, Joshua, Megan, Phoebe[/caption] [col_end][col_start span="4"] [caption id="attachment_56896" align="alignleft" width="150"]

Jackson, 5 Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Flower Mound, TX Mom – Jackie; Grandma – Lori

Jackson, 5
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis
Flower Mound, TX
Mom – Jackie; Grandma – Lori[/caption] [col_end][col_start span="4"] [caption id="attachment_56892" align="alignleft" width="150"]

Erikah Blair, 9 Biliary Atresia resulting in liver transplant North Richland Hills, TX Mom – Chalea; Step-dad – Chaz; Siblings – Nathaniel, Gabriel

Erikah Blair, 9
Biliary Atresia resulting in liver transplant
North Richland Hills, TX
Mom – Chalea; Step-dad – Chaz; Siblings – Nathaniel, Gabriel[/caption] [col_end][row_end] [row_start][col_start span="4"] [caption id="attachment_56891" align="alignleft" width="150"]

Erica Sparks, 12 Atrioventricular canal defect Little Elm, TX Mom – Linda; Dad – Art; Siblings – Alyssa (twin), Arthur

Erica Sparks, 12
Atrioventricular canal defect
Little Elm, TX
Mom – Linda; Dad – Art; Siblings – Alyssa (twin), Arthur[/caption] [col_end][col_start span="4"] [caption id="attachment_56890" align="alignleft" width="150"]

Elizabeth Flores, 5 Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Frisco, TX Mom – Celina; Dad – Edwin; Siblings – Emily, Esteban

Elizabeth Flores, 5
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Frisco, TX
Mom – Celina; Dad – Edwin; Siblings – Emily, Esteban[/caption] [col_end][col_start span="4"] [caption id="attachment_56889" align="alignleft" width="150"]

Elianna Soto, 10 months Transposition of the Great Arteries, Ebstein’s Anomaly of the Tricuspid Valve, Complete Heart Block/Pacemaker Lubbock, TX Mom – Letty; Dad – Eli; Siblings – Zach, Alyssa, Zoe, Kaylie

Elianna Soto, 10 months
Transposition of the Great Arteries, Ebstein’s Anomaly of the Tricuspid Valve, Complete Heart Block/Pacemaker
Lubbock, TX
Mom – Letty; Dad – Eli; Siblings – Zach, Alyssa, Zoe, Kaylie[/caption] [col_end][row_end] [row_start][col_start span="4"] [caption id="attachment_56888" align="alignleft" width="150"]

Eden Brooks, 7 Late Infantile Metachromatic Leukodystrophy Fort Worth, TX Mom – Beth

Eden Brooks, 7
Late Infantile Metachromatic Leukodystrophy
Fort Worth, TX
Mom – Beth[/caption] [col_end][col_start span="4"] [caption id="attachment_56887" align="alignleft" width="150"]

Dominic Henriquez, 6 Hunter Syndrome (Hunter Syndrome is a rare and progressive genetic disorder. Patients with Hunter Syndrome slowly lose the ability to walk, talk, eat and play. There is no cure. Age expectancy is into the teenage years.) Prosper, TX Mom – Jeanette; Dad – Fredy; Sibling – Jasmine

Dominic Henriquez, 6
Hunter Syndrome
Prosper, TX
Mom – Jeanette; Dad – Fredy; Sibling – Jasmine[/caption] [col_end][col_start span="4"] [caption id="attachment_56886" align="alignleft" width="150"]

Dejah Arnold, 13 Mixed Lineage Leukemia (Markers for ALL and AML) Mt. Vernon, TX Mom – Beth; Siblings – Daniel, Bella, Andy

Dejah Arnold, 13
Mixed Lineage Leukemia (Markers for ALL and AML)
Mt. Vernon, TX
Mom – Beth; Siblings – Daniel, Bella, Andy[/caption] [col_end][row_end] [row_start][col_start span="4"] [caption id="attachment_56902" align="alignleft" width="150"]

Phoebe Ladewig, 7 FPIES, Anemia of Chronic Disease, Rapid Onset Hypoglycemia, Gastroparesis Dallas, TX Mom – Jennifer; Dad – Stratton; Siblings – Hannah, Emily, Joshua, Karis, Megan

Phoebe Ladewig, 7
FPIES, Anemia of Chronic Disease, Rapid Onset Hypoglycemia, Gastroparesis
Dallas, TX
Mom – Jennifer; Dad – Stratton; Siblings – Hannah, Emily, Joshua, Karis, Megan[/caption] [col_end][col_start span="4"] [caption id="attachment_56884" align="alignleft" width="150"] $Christian Ramos, 6 Neuroblastoma – relapse refractory since 2012 Laredo, TX Mom- Deborah; Dad – Hugo; Siblings – Hugo, Adrian$ Christian Ramos, 6
Neuroblastoma – relapse refractory since 2012
Laredo, TX
Mom- Deborah; Dad – Hugo; Siblings – Hugo, Adrian[/caption] [col_end][col_start span="4"] [caption id="attachment_56883" align="alignleft" width="150"]

Avery Braden, 3 Hepatoblastoma Plano, TX Mom – Cathy; Dad – Ben

Avery Braden, 3
Hepatoblastoma
Plano, TX
Mom – Cathy; Dad – Ben[/caption] [col_end][row_end] [row_start][col_start span="4"] [caption id="attachment_56899" align="alignleft" width="150"]

Kendall Grady, 7 Transposition of the Great Arteries Forney, TX Mom – Tabitha; Dad – Kyle; Siblings – Kannon

Kendall Grady, 7
Transposition of the Great Arteries
Forney, TX
Mom – Tabitha; Dad – Kyle; Siblings – Kannon[/caption] [col_end][col_start span="4"] [caption id="attachment_56882" align="alignleft" width="150"]

Ashton Paul Webb, 9 Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Plano, TX Mom – Angela; Siblings – Aereale, Alec

Ashton Paul Webb, 9
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Plano, TX
Mom – Angela; Siblings – Aereale, Alec[/caption] [col_end][col_start span="4"] [caption id="attachment_56898" align="alignleft" width="150"]

Katelyn Nalley, 4 Post Heart Transplant, Secondary Immune Deficiencies Euless, TX Mom – Courtney; Dad – Andrew; Siblings – Braden

Katelyn Nalley, 4
Post Heart Transplant, Secondary Immune Deficiencies
Euless, TX
Mom – Courtney; Dad – Andrew; Siblings – Braden[/caption] [col_end][row_end] [row_start][col_start span="4"] [caption id="attachment_56880" align="alignleft" width="150"]

Alexis “Lexi” Velasquez Acute Myeloid Leukemia Lubbock, TX Mom – Yolanda; Step-dad – Elmer; Siblings – Celeste, Joselin, Isaiah, Devin, Julian

Alexis “Lexi” Velasquez
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Lubbock, TX
Mom – Yolanda; Step-dad – Elmer; Siblings – Celeste, Joselin, Isaiah, Devin, Julian[/caption] [col_end][col_start span="4"] [caption id="attachment_56895" align="alignleft" width="150"]

Jace Poncio, 5 Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Celina, TX Mom – Tisha; Dad – Jason; Siblings – Madison, Avery

Jace Poncio, 5
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Celina, TX
Mom – Tisha; Dad – Jason; Siblings – Madison, Avery[/caption] [col_end][col_start span="4"] [caption id="attachment_56893" align="alignleft" width="150"]

Erin Price, 10 Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Desoto, TX Mom – Paula; Dad – Erastus; Siblings – Aris, Alyssa, Quionna, Andrea, Luis, Stephen

Erin Price, 10
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, Pulmonary Vein Stenosis
Desoto, TX
Mom – Paula; Dad – Erastus; Siblings – Aris, Alyssa, Quionna, Andrea, Luis, Stephen[/caption] [col_end][row_end] [row_start][col_start span="4"] [caption id="attachment_56894" align="alignleft" width="150"]

Isaac Sakzenian, 8 CBLC Defect Murphy, TX Mom – Camila; Dad – Aran; Sibling – Noah

Isaac Sakzenian, 8
CBLC Defect
Murphy, TX
Mom – Camila; Dad – Aran; Sibling – Noah[/caption] [col_end][col_start span="4"] [caption id="attachment_56885" align="alignleft" width="150"]

Christopher Bowen, 6 Pulmonary AVM Dallas, TX Mom – Kaylene; Siblings – Alexis and Caleb

Christopher Bowen, 6
Pulmonary AVM
Dallas, TX
Mom – Kaylene; Siblings – Alexis and Caleb[/caption] [col_end][col_start span="4"] [caption id="attachment_56881" align="alignleft" width="150"]

Angel Martinez, 13 Whims Syndrome Lancaster, TX Mom – Mona; Dad – Joey

Angel Martinez, 13
Whims Syndrome
Lancaster, TX
Mom – Mona; Dad – Joey[/caption] [col_end][row_end]

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