A Family’s Nightmare
As Christmas lights glow outside the hospital, an Alabama family faces every parent’s worst fear. One day, 11-year-old Jace was laughing and running. The next, he fought for his life—his brain swelling, his heart stopping, his small body seizing.
Racing Against Time
Doctors work tirelessly. Grandparents pray without pause. The entire town holds its breath. At Children’s Hospital, Jace lies in the ICU, a ventilator doing what his body suddenly cannot. Medical teams battle the relentless swelling in his brain.
Christmas Shadowed by Fear
In Hueytown, Christmas feels different this year. Celebrations of gifts and gatherings have shifted to quiet vigils and whispered prayers. The town mourns the sudden fragility of a child who was healthy just hours before his heart stopped.
