enCOURAGE-ing Those Who Suffer
Editor’s Note: Ryan Otchis, age 3, was diagnosed with epilepsy as an infant. We thought Ryan and his story deserved some additional publicity, since we especially love finding recipients who are also named “Ryan.”...
“Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it. -Helen Keller ” Thomas lived the happy-go-lucky life of an average five year old until half way through his...
The Ryan’s Lion Organization, and Ryan’s family all express our deepest sorrow for the families of victims in the Sandy Hook, Connecticut shootings. We have felt that it might be appropriate to do something...
When our son, Ryan was born, I noticed something almost immediately. I got extremely impatient with people who made insensitive comments in their efforts to comfort me. One that was especially hard was, “they...
Josh Robison entered the hospital in December 2013, complaining of flu-like symptoms. There, it was determined that he was suffering from a staph infection. The culprit was a valve in his heart, and...
Almost 20 years ago, the very first Ryan’s Lion was passed on to a young couple who were courageously facing a race against time. Baby Devin had been born with a congenital heart defect,...
Written by Lynnae, mother of Ryan. Ryan Allred is the founder of the Ryan’s Lion Organization On a dreary Valentine’s Day in 1992, I stood in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit watching my four-pound...
Recently, the Ryan’s Lion Organization had the opportunity to be part of a unique event honoring the memories of some very special people. The “Running With Angels 5K” is an annual event founded by one very...
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I recently participated in the Live wElle 5k and fun run put on by the family of one of our lion sponsors (see Elle’s Story Lion # 110). Hundreds of people attended the event to...
Our son, Bryan, was born at 27 weeks gestation. Already the mother of three, I knew what labor pains felt like. But it was way too early, it couldn’t be happening NOW. But it...
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