Mathew
Mathew is a well-mannered, 21-year old young man who was placed in a nursing home by his mother. He whispers to speak—for words to pass through his lips, it takes all of his energy. You must lean in to hear him because each word is calculated. Mathew has Leigh’s disease;…
Essie & Cornelius
Essie Evans is familiar with long rides. It took her 8-hours, back and forth on Interstate 85, just to take her son Cornelius to and from his pediatrician appointments. Cornelius was a 14-year-old boy with multiple and severe developmental disabilities that require 24-hour a day, one-on-one care. When Ms. Evans…
Nola & Zach
Nola Sayne has perhaps traveled Interstate I-85 from Kennesaw, Georgia to Montgomery, Alabama more than anyone. Kennesaw to Montgomery is an 8-hour round trip drive she took once, sometimes twice a month for the last nine years to visit her son Zach who resided in a long-term pediatric nursing facility. The…