Tylee Craft

Tylee Craft

What started as severe hip pain and decreased flexibility was diagnosed weeks later as stage four large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma, a rare form of lung cancer. That moment changed everything for promising North Carolina Tar Heel wide receiver, Tylee Craft. He...
Jenny Cape

Jenny Cape

Jenny was diagnosed with the rare blood disorder aplastic anemia in high school. Soon after, she received a bone marrow transplant from her brother, Ryan, and was eventually able to return to playing the sport she loves—soccer. She continued her career at the...
JD Bertrand

JD Bertrand

JD is a linebacker for Notre Dame and has served as a Notre Dame Chapter leader since 2019. He is an integral part of the program and its mission to inspire hope in people impacted by rare diseases. His contributions have directly elevated the connection between other...
Aristotle Thompson

Aristotle Thompson

Seven years ago Cal assistant running back coach Aristotle Thomspon’s son, Bryson, had his first epileptic seizure due to Dravet syndrome. Life for the Thompsons has been vastly different ever since that day. Due to the multiple seizures Bryson deals with on a daily...