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Join us for a free Hope Talk webinar on Monday, September 28: Why Nutrition Matters with Paralysis.

A July 2026 update from Tanner’s family brought light to life after paralysis by exploring how one small moment—and one fish—rekindled hope. In Tara LaMagna’s words, here’s what happened.

We were so excited to see NextStep Orlando in the spotlight this month. Of course, we were extra thrilled to see baby Scottie included in the interview with Amanda. Scottie arrived in January with help from a surrogate and support from the fundraising campaign in Amanda’s honor.

The family of 10-year-old Kaylie Hammond came to Help Hope Live for medical fundraising in October 2025. Since then, their loving community has raised over $20,000 in Kaylie’s honor. We interviewed mom Tammy, who adopted Kaylie and her brother in 2019, to learn about life with Kaylie and how fundraising has made an impact.

Even with Medicaid benefits, in the first year after Logan’s injury, they spent $67,000 out of pocket on medical expenses and related costs. Seven months after their medical crisis began, Logan’s family found Help Hope Live and started fundraising.

With one-on-one assistance at every turn, the #Hope4Hoey campaign in Patrick’s honor raised $160,000 within the first year.

The campaign in Rachelle’s honor raised over $73,000 within the first 2 years. It took 3 more years of patience and waiting before she got her miracle: Rachelle received a double lung transplant in May 2021.

Living with Post Polio Syndrome (PPS), Scott had to retire from his multi-decade career and 6,000 volunteer hours visiting kids to provide life-changing canine therapy. Scott knew his medical challenges couldn’t be the end of his commitment to helping and healing others.

As of May 2026, the campaign in Kelson’s honor has raised over $20,000.

Through the fundraising campaign in Keather’s honor, Help Hope Live was able to fund the wheelchair lift that radically changed the teen’s life by making the entrance of her row home accessible to her.