This new program added in 2022 with iHeart and KFAN focuses on the story of a patient/family every Home game during the Minnesota Viking's regular season with KFAN radio ads and social media attention. In addition, each family is provided a VIP game experience in a Club or Suite to attend a home game and an exclusive Braxton's Buddies UNRL hoodie.
This offering builds on Brax's mission of brightening days by providing a unique on-air story, in addition to a family friendly, VIP gameday experience for patients and families. Also, a special thank you to our partners that make this experience possible.
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At six years old, Jon takes on health challenges – like a bone marrow transplant-- with courage, so that he can get back to watching WWE!
Jon has five brothers, two sisters, four dogs and two cats!
He had fun with his family at Disney World, and even got to pet a baby alligator at Gatorland!
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Izzy is eleven years old and has Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis (CRMO). Diagnosed 2 years ago, she has tried several treatments with her Rheumatologist at the U of M. Right now she takes Humira and Methotrexate, which started at the beginning of the year and dosage increased this summer after a setback.
Izzy plays piano and is a goalie for her travel soccer team and is practicing on her own to get ready to join the local swim team. She also started surfing this summer on vacation at the Jersey Shore!
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Parker was unexpectedly diagnosed with end-stage renal failure due to Chronic Kidney Disease when she was just 4 years old. She received her life-saving living donor kidney transplant just after her 6th birthday at the Masonic Children's Hospital. Her post-kidney transplant journey has been filled with many subsequent hospitalizations, but she does not let anything slow her down and continues to make the most out of each day.
Parker lives with her mom Elizabeth, dad Seth, sister Addison, and two dogs, Archie and Cooper. Parker LOVES playing outside, especially digging in the garden and playing in her mud kitchen. She likes doing CrossFit and is a stellar dancer
We are so appreciative of M Health Fairview's exceptional care and the generosity of our community, which makes special events like this happen! Thank you!
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When Cora was 3, she began crying when her wrists were touched to wash her hands and wouldn’t grip dolls or manipulate anything, holding her wrists in a neutral position. After visits to her pediatrician and orthopedist, we were connected with a rheumatologist at the U of M where she was diagnosed with juvenile arthritis (JIA) in her wrists and fingers. We learned that chronic rheumatologic disease isn’t black and white, and treatments don’t always work the same for everyone. There are no specific answers about when to pause treatment, and stopping medications has a 50% recurrence rate. At 3, she couldn’t swallow pills, so she needed multiple injections per month, which caused anxiety around shots and vaccinations. After 2 years, we paused her medications to see if her symptoms returned, and thankfully, she had no active disease for 2 years. This spring, she began having headaches, double vision, and seeing things that weren’t there. After seeing her eye specialist, she was diagnosed with uveitis caused by JIA. After months of monitoring with her rheumatologist and eye doctor, the medications began to work. Unfortunately, the medications took weeks to stop the inflammation, and the body continued attacking itself in the meantime. Thankfully, there is no permanent eye damage, but she must stay on medication until adulthood to prevent damage. Currently, she has no active disease and visits her doctors every few months, able to do everything other kids can do.
Cora enjoys a variety of activities including drawing, gymnastics, and animals, especially horses. She also enjoys riding her bike, swimming, and playing with her friends. She is the middle of three siblings, with two sisters—Lydia, age 5, and Evelyn, age 10—and the family also has two cats, Stella and Rosie. Her parents are Clara & Garrett Griffin.
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