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In this powerful essay, Joan Slaughter, co-founder and executive director of The Morgan Adams Foundation, explains why she and her family support research at Children’s Hospital Colorado — and why she thinks it’s important for others to do the same.

Eight years ago, Jaden suffered a stroke at birth which resulted in Hydrocephalus, an incurable condition where fluid builds up deep within the brain, and subsequently had brain surgery at just four months old. His parents, Christina and Roy, were told he’d likely never be able to walk or talk. Today, 60+ trips to Children’s Hospital Colorado and eight years later, Jaden is doing just that, and so much more.

U.S. News & World Report has named Children’s Colorado to its 2018-19 Best Children’s Hospitals Honor Roll, a distinction awarded to the top 10 best children’s hospitals nationwide.

Brianna is a 2018 Patient Ambassador for Children’s Hospital Colorado Foundation. In third grade, she was diagnosed with idiopathic scoliosis, a condition that causes the spine to curve. Brianna’s case was so severe that she had to undergo spinal fusion surgery this year. In her guest blog, she shares how she overcame the many challenges that come with scoliosis.