Episode 5 of 7 [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfusKuCMAPM] Donate Now! Maddy was born prematurely and after extensive testing, her doctors concluded that she suffered brain damage due to a stroke in utero. Her team of doctors didn’t know exactly what would happen and their predictions ranged from her not developing further or she could grow into a healthy girl and maybe have a limp from the stroke. Dara’s only option was to take everything one day at a time. At age 1 Maddy was diagnosed with mild cerebral palsy on the right...

Episode 6 of 7 [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XJLRA5rqjc] Donate Now! Five years ago Dara and her daughter Maddy moved to Colorado when Maddy was almost 9. “My life has changed...I don’t like seizures, but I’m just glad that I’m not the only one in this world that has seizures, and I have friends that have seizures,” says now 14-year-old Maddy. Dara talks extensively about how Maddy’s seizures affected her memory; something many of us never consider because we take our ability to create and store memories for granted. At one point, Maddy’s...