Winter has its place: there’s skiing, sledding, and snowball fights. All fun stuff. But spring and summer mean hiking, fishing, boating and camping for our family and as the snow melts and the weather warms up, we find we can't wait to get going. Robins in the yard means it’s time to start putting away the winter gear and breaking out the warm-weather goodies.

Watching a young child struggle with a debilitating illness is a parent’s worst nightmare. And when there is little hope for a positive outcome, it can be devastating, to say the least. But for Arlene Martell, whose son was diagnosed with Epilepsy and Autism, the real battle was not with the disease; it was with a system that continually failed her and her sick son, Adam.