Category: My Aveanna Story

Life with Trisomy 21: Isaac's Story
Published March 31, 2020
Today, we’d like to introduce you to Isaac, who lives with Trisomy 21, also known as Down syndrome. Isaac turned three on World Down Syndrome Day. While he didn’t get to have a big party this year because of the COVID-19 situation, Isaac’s family st…
Life with Trisomy 9 Mosaic: Carolyn's Story
Published March 9, 2020
Soon after Carolyn was born, she received a diagnosis of Trisomy 9 Mosaic. This rare chromosomal condition is characterized by an extra ninth chromosome in some of the body’s cells. While Carolyn’s parents quickly learned the technical definition of…
Living Life to the Fullest with a Feeding Tube
Published Feb. 14, 2020
“I have spinal muscular atrophy type two,” Cory shares. “Because of my condition, I’ve had to learn to adapt to every type of normal situation, including eating.” Spinal muscular atrophy is a genetic condition that causes progressive muscle weakness…
Home for the Holidays: Xavier
Published Jan. 10, 2020
Our patient Xavier was born in December of 2018 with multiple challenging diagnoses. During the first year of his life, Xavier overcame many obstacles, including pneumonia, intrapulmonary hemorrhage, infections, and almost every diagnostic test and …
A Nurse's Calling: Rich Ung
Published Jan. 3, 2020
Today we’d like to introduce you to a very special Aveanna team member – Nurse Rich! Rich has been part of the Aveanna family for just a few months, but in that short time he has made an incredible impact. While it’s difficult for us now to imagine …
Above and Beyond: Nurse Jackie
Published Dec. 27, 2019
Today, we'd like to introduce Aveanna Nurse Jackie. Jackie consistently goes above and beyond for her patients in so many ways. Jackie builds great relationships with her Aveanna patients and their families, quickly earning their trust. She happily …
Home for the Holidays: Saylor
Published Dec. 13, 2019
Our patient Saylor is a precious little girl with lots of personality. She loves to play and laugh - especially with her very special nurse, Vadim. Saylor and Vadim are the best of friends and love doing anything and everything together. During a re…
Katelyn & Nurse Lauren
Published Dec. 6, 2019
This is Katelyn and her Aveanna nurse Lauren. Katelyn was born with Pierre-Robin syndrome. She has faced many other diagnoses resulting from this condition. But she’s faced them all with her unstoppable spirit and a smile. Lauren joined the Aveanna …
Caring for Isamia
Published Nov. 22, 2019
Today we would like to introduce Home Health Aide Marcia and her Aveanna patient Isamia. Marcia is an incredible caregiver with amazing compassion and care. We asked Marcia to share with us what it’s like to be the caregiver for Isamia. When we aske…
A Life-Changing Aide
Published Nov. 15, 2019
In celebration of Home Care Aide Week, we would like to share a little bit about our patient Hudson and his Aveanna aide, Danni. When his previous caregiver could no longer work with him, Hudson was devastated. For Hudson, who has Autism Spectrum Di…
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