Shay lives life to the absolute fullest and is always smiling. He is full of life and has many special people around him. Astoundingly, Shay is nearly 10 years old, he has beaten the odds and survived past 3 years old. No one knows how long they have in this world but our time with Shay is very precious. Every day, hour, minute is a blessing

Shay in April 2008 was diagnosed with Pearson's Syndrome a Mitochondrial disease with no cure. Pearson syndrome is very rare, less than a hundred cases have been reported worldwide. Not many people know about Mitochondrial Disease, there are few supportive treatments relieving symptoms but no cure.

Myself and 3 Cousins are helping fundraise money by doing a sky dive to help raise funds to build a pallative care suite for shay at home.