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Article: With Stevie, the Nightmare Continues
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- The Washington Post
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- December 21, 1987
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Last year, around this time, our annual fund-raising campaign on
behalf of Children's Hospital recounted the story of a girl named
Katie. She was suffering from a rare brain stem ailment, and needed
constant life support. Katie died last summer. But this year, the
same family is suffering through the same ailment-this time in their
son, who was born just three months ago. My associate, Deborah
Schwartz, has the story of a little boy named Stevie.
All Greg and Jeni Stepanek ever wanted was to be parents. They
dreamed of having two or three children who would run and play and
laugh and bring them happiness.
Their first child-Kathryn Mary-was born a little more than two
years ago. But Katie ...