Guest Name: Sam Saperstein

• Sam and Ashley met through One Mission; Sam had previously volunteered for the Buzz Off and her father had been the auctioneer for a One Mission Gala event. Sam was happily married in 2017 and she and her husband welcomed their son Mason into the world on March 16, 2020.
• Mason was born with Treacher Collins Syndrome: a cranial facial syndrome that affects people’s facial features, and how those features develop. It can vary from mild (unnoticeable) to severe. Treacher Collins Syndrome in many cases also involves varying degrees of hearing loss.
• Ashley and Sam recall their stories of having toddlers who are living a different reality than a "normal" childhood. They talk about the journey as a parent, navigating unknowns at every turn - from hospital stays and care, to the affects on family relationships, and how they built the strength to get through it.

This is a One Mission Podcast.

Cancer can steal a kid’s childhood – we help them get it back through
programs and activities that foster friendship, fun, and positive
distractions from treatment. Whether it’s putting on holiday
celebrations, providing art and music therapy or paying for expensive
hospital parking, we make life brighter for children and their families
from the moment of diagnosis, through treatment and beyond.

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