Virginia

Jacob, Age 6

Six years ago my son, Jacob, was born with a rare metabolic condition that requires detailed, daily medical care, including the use of nutritional supplements. These nutritional supplements are highly specific to his condition and are essential to his thriving.

My son is 100% IV nutrition/hydration dependent. Without insurance covering his very expensive weekly deliveries of life sustaining supplies, I do not know how we would be able to pay for it all. Without nutrition/hydration, my son would not survive

My husband and I had to declare bankruptcy this past year because the medical bills and formula were so costly. Our former HMO did not cover her medically necessary formula at a cost to us of $1,500 per month just

Having coverage for medical nutrition through TRICARE has meant everything to me and my family. 2 of my brothers and I were diagnosed with PKU when we were born. We were lucky enough to have been treated with medical formula

This is Lillian. She is almost 3 and still drinks formula because she has an eosinophilic disorder. Lillian has Eosinophilic Esophagitis. It’s a pretty rare autoimmune disorder that when she has certain foods, makes eosinophils (a type of white blood

If Brandon was able to get his medical food covered we would take advantage of ordering from Cambrooke foods company more often. His favorite food is pancakes and we would absolutely have his mix in hand! We would be able

I have a medical condition called Phenylketonuria (PKU). PKU is an inherited metabolic disorder where my body cannot break down phenylalanine, an amino acid found in protein. Therefore I live on a very restricted low protein diet consisting of mainly

When Emalynn was born and diagnosed with PKU, we had no idea what to expect or think. Luckily we were blessed with a bright happy 3 year old who does her best to understand this disorder, but her diagnosis has

Virginia

Jacob, Age 6

Tommy, Age 19

Bryleigh, Age 11

Brooke

Lillian, Age 2

Brandon

Kelsey, Age 25

Emalynn