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Bayon lies in her bed at Riley Hospital for Children in March of this year.

Baby battles both cancer and mitochondrial disease

In a photo taken last June, little Lauren Bayon Brown giggles and laughs at the camera while being held by her mother. Her mouth is wide open, showing off her toothless grin, and her eyes are squinted in pure happiness.It's hard to imagine the beautiful,...

Sixteen-month-old Zach Pickard was recently diagnosed with progeria, a rapid aging disease that leads to heart disease in children. Progeria is fatal usually by age 13 and is so rare that Zach is only the 13th child to be diagnosed in the United States.

Hope and joy: Parents work toward a future cure for their son, live each day of the present to the fullest

jwetzel@tribtown.com Brandon and Tina Pickard know that the average lifespan of a child with progeria is 13 years old, but they are hoping for the best and enjoying every second they have with their son. Zach was born with Hutchinson-Gilford progeria...

Sam Cone, left, and Brad Kyle, of the band Brella, perform April 19 at Thrashers concert hall in Seymour.

in tune

MySpace.com has become a great asset to up-and-coming bands and others wanting to make it in the music business. The social networking Web site not only offers a place to talk to old friends and meet new friends, but it's also a place to check out well-known...

Edna Dye took on the challenge of living independently at a time when many women were not encouraged to do even the simplest things that are taken for granted today, from furthering their education to driving a car.

Her life, her way

Edna Moorman Dye remembers exactly what people said when she came home from Indianapolis and went to church at Borchers one particular Sunday. "Edna Moorman's got a car!" was the first thing that was gasped. "Oh, and she's driving it!" was the second. That...

Third-grader Jordan Fox gives Subway Guy Jared Fogle a hug. Fogle spoke to students at Margaret R. Brown Elementary School recently about his weight loss, making good choices when it comes to nutrition and exercise and about the problem of obesity.

Nutritional Value

Jared Fogle had a message for students at Margaret R. Brown Elementary School recently, and to get his point across, he brought a special pair of pants with him. As soon as Fogle walked into the gymnasium, many of the students recognized him as the "Subway...

Emma Stone’s life is filled with family, friends, school and art, and plans for the future already are filling the horizon.

Hearing impairment doesn’t inhibit Seymour teen

Emma Stone could be described as a typical teen. Her life revolves around family, school, extracurricular activities and friends, and her plans include attending college after high school. She wants to pursue a course of study focusing mainly on her...

Janet Kelley (right) scans in Erin Nelson, 6, Chloe Williams, 5 and Christine Hauersperger, 9 at the entrance of Girls Inc. Kelley volunteers her time at the Girls Inc. by keeping track of the girls that go in and out of the building.

Watchful eyes

While some people volunteer their time to help others, Janet Kelley volunteers to also secure their safety. "I man the front door to make sure the kids go with who they are supposed to," Kelley said of her position at Girls Inc. of Jackson County. She...

Kim Schneider, left, of Brownstown, and Linda Lawyer share a laugh while scrapbooking March 29 during the Crop for a Cure scrapbooking event at the Community Foundation of Jackson County.

Preserving memories

The last five years have been special and meaningful to Linda Lawyer. "I am a five-year survivor, and in January I got a good report," Lawyer said of her past battle with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Kim McClellan knows of Bill Smith's fight with lymphoma...

Joyce Fouts, left, a retired teacher who taught at Seymour-Jackson Elementary School for 25 years, hands out copies of ‘The Grouchy Ladybug’ to David Dominguez, Jocelyn Dominguez and Nancy Rendon on Tuesday during the school's Story Night.

Kids, parents, teachers share a night of stories

The purpose of Seymour-Jackson Elementary School's annual Story Night is simple. "The more you read, the better reader you are," said Reading Recovery teacher Laura Smith. The event was for Title I students and their parents, and they joined together...

Maryka Foster, a fourth-grade student at Seymour-Redding Elementary School, helps veterinarian Paul Rennekamp check on a patient that had surgery at St. Francis Pet Hospital in Seymour.

Goal reached, promise kept

Maryka Foster has never liked wearing her hearing aids. "I didn't like the way they felt," the Seymour-Redding Elementary School student said. But with a little encouragement and incentive from her fourth-grade teacher, Angie Rennekamp, Foster is finding...

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