PHOTOGRAPHY DONATED BY CARRIE ANNE MIRANDA
Sweet Nectar Society
PHOTOGRAPHY WITH A PURPOSE
Photography donated by Brittany Wilbur
Meet Carlos!
Carlos was a 24 week premie who has overcome many obstacles. At birth Doctors did not expect him to survive. Carlos has endured 42 surgeries and has remained a happy kid through it all. Carlos has been diagnosed with Hydrocephalus, Cerebral palsy, a seizure disordered he is visually impaired.
Carlos has an incredibly positive outlook on life and is a blessing to all that get to know him. He loves to hear music, play with a basketball & his favorite T.V. show to listen to is Ridiculousness.
PHOTOGRAPHY DONATED BY BRITTANY WILBUR
PHOTOGRAPHY DONATED BY BRITTANY WILBUR
Meet Elyanna.
Elyanna started experiencing pain in her arm and then started to limp when she walked. She was also very tired, had little appetite, and had some fevers. On June 9, 2015 she was taken to the emergency room in Hanford. After a short examination, she was sent home with ibuprofen. The next day she woke up in extreme pain and taken to Valley Childrens Hospital. We arrived to the hospital about 2:30 and by 4:30pm doctors gave the life changing news- leukemia. At that moment Elyanna’s life changed forever. She was admitted and received an emergency platelet transfusion and next day her Mediport was put in and chemo started. She has had two years of chemo treatments, multiple lumber punctures, multiple platelets and blood transfusion. She has been in remission since a month and a half after she was diagnosed. She will be completing treatment on August 31 of this year.
This journey has been scary but also has brought the family closer together. She loves having her cousins over and playing outside on the trampoline or the swings. Elyanna continues to smile and be her silly self!
Please join Sweet Nectar Society in cheering on Elyanna!
Elyanna started experiencing pain in her arm and then started to limp when she walked. She was also very tired, had little appetite, and had some fevers. On June 9, 2015 she was taken to the emergency room in Hanford. After a short examination, she was sent home with ibuprofen. The next day she woke up in extreme pain and taken to Valley Childrens Hospital. We arrived to the hospital about 2:30 and by 4:30pm doctors gave the life changing news- leukemia. At that moment Elyanna’s life changed forever. She was admitted and received an emergency platelet transfusion and next day her Mediport was put in and chemo started. She has had two years of chemo treatments, multiple lumber punctures, multiple platelets and blood transfusion. She has been in remission since a month and a half after she was diagnosed. She will be completing treatment on August 31 of this year.
This journey has been scary but also has brought the family closer together. She loves having her cousins over and playing outside on the trampoline or the swings. Elyanna continues to smile and be her silly self!
Please join Sweet Nectar Society in cheering on Elyanna!
Photography donated by Savanna Morgret
Mackenzie was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at 1 year old. After a few days of flu symptoms, she suffered a seizure and was taken to Valley Children. After 4 days in the hospital, she was diagnosed with Leukemia. She has had a tough journey in the beginning having to fight very hard for her life after many medical complications from treatment. She is now on her second year of treatment and will be done in September of 2017. After diagnosis and being on treatment, she wasn’t able to sit or walk after being bed bound for 3 months. Mackenzie had to start physical therapy and that had helped improved her physical ability. She had to relearned everything all over again such as sitting up, crawling, and then walking. She is getting stronger each day.
Since diagnosis, Mackenzie has been in isolation majority of the time. Leukemia has robbed so much from her but it’s definitely not stopping her from enjoying life with her two older a sisters. Being the baby of the family, she is spoiled and very much loved. Mackenzie loves swimming and spending time with her siblings.
PHOTOGRAPHY DONATED BY Amanda Britz-Alvarez
PHOTOGRAPHY DONATED BY CARRIE ANNE MIRANDA
PHOTOGRAPHY DONATED BY CARRIE ANNE MIRANDA
Meet Saeed! Saeed was born with a rare chromosome disorder called 15q14 deletion syndrome.
During his session he was totally into the camera and loved the extra attention from his photographer, Carina Dunmore. The images clearly depict Saeed’s joy and curiosity.
Please join Sweet Nectar Society in sending Sweet Saeed some love!
PHOTOGRAPHY DONATED BY CARRIE ANNE MIRANDA
PHOTOGRAPHY DONATED BY BRITTANY WIBUR
Colby had a stroke in utero. As a result he has hydrocephalus, cerebral palsy, seizure disorder, adrenal insufficiency (hypo-pituitarism), g-tube, cortical visual impairment, and is globally delayed. He is a happy easy going little guy. He loves watching Raiders football clips on YouTube and listening to music. He enjoys therapeutic horseback riding at Spirithorse. At 5 years old he is finally able to scoot on the floor, but uses a wheelchair to get around. Colby sees 9 specialists and PT and OT twice a week, so he is a busy guy. Colby has limited speech, but is communicating more and more each day. The Lord has truly blessed Colby and our family!
PHOTOGRAPHY DONATED BY Kristi Roza-Cabello
Session Info
SWEETIE SESSION
•A free photography session
•A digital gallery of images
•A keepsake book
•A platform to raise awareness
•Story shared for support
PATIENT SPOTLIGHT SESSION
Provides documentary type photography session to patients currently admitted to the hospital.
•A digital gallery of images
•A keepsake photo
FOCUS SESSION
Portrait session events designed to raise awareness to a specific diagnosis, build community, and celebrate Sweeties.
•A digital gallery of images
•A keepsake photo
(559)408.5969 | info@sweetnectarsociety.org
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