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When Sumana and Anirban Dutta couldn't find the right autism support for their daughter, they created it themselves. What started in a one-bedroom apartment now serves nearly 2,000 children across Bengaluru.
In a historic milestone for Mexico's searching families, Ceci Flores and her daughter became the first mother-daughter team to receive official government certification for their expertise in finding missing loved ones. Their achievement recognizes years of skills developed while searching for their own family members among Mexico's 130,000+ missing people.
When Terry and Adam Wiener learned their 3-year-old son Theodore tested positive for a rare neurological disease, they didn't wait. The Camas family started a nonprofit to fund research for adrenoleukodystrophy, turning their hardest moment into hope for families everywhere.
A Maryland great-grandmother was told she had stage 4 brain cancer and days to live. A determined family and one doctor's instinct revealed the truth: a treatable tooth infection.
A father has spent a decade and $70 million developing a groundbreaking gene therapy to treat his daughter's ultra-rare disease, creating a potential roadmap for hundreds of other families. His company has now treated 10 patients in clinical trials, pushing the boundaries of rare disease treatment.
After nearly four decades of tireless advocacy, an Aboriginal uncle has finally won official recognition that racism corrupted the investigation into his nephew's 1988 death. A coroner's landmark finding validates what the family knew all along and opens the door to renewed justice efforts.
After their daughter's autism diagnosis left them searching for proper support, Sumana and Anirban Dutta built what they couldn't find. Their Bengaluru foundation now serves nearly 2,000 children and 3,200 families with integrated care.
Families searching for relatives possibly taken by North Korea decades ago need help as they grow older. Their tireless advocacy work continues despite the challenges of aging.
After losing her sister to Alström syndrome at 28, Rocky Tucker now leads an international organization bringing researchers and families together to find a cure. This May, Fort Worth hosts a global conference for one of the world's rarest diseases.