Stories tagged with: Baylee Thompson

September 23, 2012 - 10:08pm
34 weeks 4 days ago

A Crooksville family dealing with the day-to-day struggles of Mitochondrial Disease got the surprise of a lifetime.

"Special Spaces actually started about eight years ago in Knoxville, Tennessee, which is where I'm from," said Faith Glazer, "That's where we lived when my daughter was diagnosed."

"She was diagnosed with Medullar Blastoma, at 3 years and 3 months. She had two brain tumors," she added. "The summer of 2006, Special Spaces came and...

April 2, 2011 - 6:47pm
2 years 7 weeks ago

The community is joining together to help raise money for a national organization.

The 7th Annual "Bet on Baylee" Casino Day and Auction Nite was held on Saturday at the Roseville Community Center. Organizer Jody Thompson said she created the event in honor of her 11-year-old daughter Baylee, who suffers from Mitochondrial Disease.

"We do this in honor of her and give the money to the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation which is outside of Pittsburgh and we do...

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