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Inspiring Stories

One Family's Journey with Autism

At 18 months old, Rory was detached. Her communication was impaired. She didn’t speak even the simple words or sentences typical of a toddler her age. “I knew in my heart there was something wrong," said her mom, Nora. Read more.

EPA Employee Receives Help From CFCNCA Charities

Pascale Jacques, Environmental Protection Agency, was unaware of a potentially serious health concern that was occurring in her body six years ago. She was suffering from chronic fatigue, began having difficulty remembering things and found herself in a mental fog more often. Read more of Pascale's story.

EPA Mom Pays It Forward

At 16 months old Wanda McLendon’s son, Ryan, suffered a stroke. He was rushed to a hospital where surgery was performed to relieve the pressure of a blood clot on his brain. Because Ryan has hemophilia, his chances of surviving the surgery were slim. Read more.

After Sudden Disaster, Son of Federal Worker Receives Full Care

Five years ago, Lois Wellman, Department of Interior, and family suffered a terrible disaster when their house exploded due to a propane gas leak. At the time of the explosion, Lois’ thirteen-year-old son, Jordan, was inside the house and was hit directly by the blast. Because of the explosion and the fire that quickly engulfed their home, Jordan suffered severe burns over fifty eight percent of his body. In most cases, people with over fifty percent body burns seldom survive.

Julia Taylor Receives a Heart Transplant

Federal employee Michael Taylor and his wife had always donated to CFCNCA-supported charities, even before they had their first child. Today Michael and his wife have been married for 19 years and have 3 children. In January of 2008 Michael’s middle child Julia was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. Learn more.

Tiffany Lewis Gives and Receives Support from Fellow Federal Employees

Coordinating the combined federal campaign was the very first assignment Tiffany Lewis received when she started working for the Department of Veteran Affairs back in 2007. She was in the middle of her 3rd year working for the campaign when she suffered a stroke on June 4, 2010 and suffered temporary paralysis on her right side. Learn more.

Rey Picón-Colón Realizes His Career Dream

Rey Picón-Colón applied for Federal jobs and internships, but only received rejection notices. He was a student at the University of Puerto Rico working on his Masters degree in Public Administration and Human Resources Management, and he knew he could be an asset. But how could he move up in the candidate list?  Learn more.

Diane Bernier Finds Unexpected Freedom at a Charity Fair

Diane Bernier has been hearing impaired since she was seven. She works as a web content master for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) where she attended a CFC charity fair at the agency that changed her life.  Learn more.

Colonel Laura Hickman's Sister Honored by Gift to Charity

In 1989, when Colonel Laura Hickman was an 11th Wing AFDW Project Officer, she happened to participate in a production of a CFC video for the Air Force Network about charities that conduct research for leukemia and help people with the disease. In 1972, her young sister had died from acute leukemia, and Col. Hickman wanted to support others who were dealing with the disease. Learn more.

Wounded Warrior Given Second Chance

Sgt. Adam Kisielewski got married just before he left for Iraq. A month into his tour, he and his Lieutenant entered a booby-trapped school in Al Karmah. The explosion killed the Lieutenant. Sgt. Kisielewski lost his left arm and his right leg just below the knee. He also suffered numerous other injuries that nearly cost him his left leg. Learn more.

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