This is Cameron, my sunshine. This picture was taken 2 weeks after Cameron's heart surgery. Cameron was born on June 30th, 1990. He was diagnosed with WS at 5 weeks of age and Autism at 5 years. Cameron had surgery in January, 2002 to correct his SVAS. His surgery was very successful!

He has had three sets of tubes in his ears, bilateral inguinal hernia surgery, and much dental work due to little or no enamel. He has a self imposed diet of 5 foods, which we supplement with Ensure, and he is very small for his age.

Cameron attends public school and he is in a classroom for children with Mild/Moderate learning dissabilities. Most of his classmates are verbal and he enjoys talking very much. He is speech impaired and learning disabled with a mild to moderate range of learning impairments, but he learns daily and teaches others only things that he can.

He is a ray of sunshine and hope and his accomplishments are great with such obstacles against him. He is a hero to his brothers and an inspiration to all that know him.

Ronda and Bo Spataro may be reached via e-mail at RSPATAR0@aol.com.