GBR17 Runner – Blake Bahr
GBR17 FAMILY SPONSOR: Blake’s journey with SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital began at just 2 days old when he was transferred by ambulance and officially went into kidney failure. At 3 days old his dialysis catheter was surgically placed and we knew our son would need a lifesaving kidney transplant once he met the size and…
GBR17 Runner Thomas Lorenz
GBR17 FAMILY SPONSOR: For the first three and a half years of his life, Thomas Lorenz appeared to be a typical young boy, attending pre-school with his friends, inventing new games to play, running up and down the street in front of his house, and snuggling up with his brother and sister for a movie.…
GBR17 Runner Lilly Yank
GBR17 FAMILY SPONSOR: Expecting our third child, we were blessed that SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital was chosen for us to be our home away from home for our sweet miracle to come. At 24 weeks, we were told by our OB GYN…a man we had come to love and trust, our baby girl…
GBR17 Runner Mia Amerson
GBR17 FAMILY SPONSOR: Mia Amerson was only 2 months old when she was diagnosed with sickle cell anemia disease (SCD). Sickle cell anemia is an inherited condition in which there aren’t enough healthy red blood cells to carry adequate oxygen throughout your body. In sickle cell anemia, the red blood cells become rigid, sticky and…
GBR17 Runner Kennedy Burger
GBR17 FAMILY SPONSOR: Kennedy is a sweet, bright and funny 7-year-old girl. In March of 2015, Kennedy was taken to the emergency room with extremely swollen ankles and feet. She was diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome, where high levels of protein are found in the urine. It is a definite sign that something is wrong with…