Maddie Edson receives scholarship from the Dream Factory
Updated: 4:53 PM CDT Jul 3, 2020
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>> THE DAY DREAM FACTORY SURPRISED ME WITH A TRIP TO FLORIDA IS A DAY I WILL NEVER FORGET. LEN: MADDIE EDSON OF NEWTON, KANSAS READS PART OF HER ESSAY. THE FALL OF 2018, MADDIE’S WORLD CHANGED. SHE WAS AIRLIFTED TO CHILDREN’S MERCY HOSPITAL. >> FROM ABOUT THE FIRST DAY UNTIL ABOUT A WEEK INTO MY STAY AT CHILDREN’S MERCY, I DO NOT REMEMBER ANYTHING. LEN: SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A RARE DISORDER, GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLY ENTERITIS WITH POLYANGIITIS, A DISORDER SHE FEARED WOULD KEEP HER FROM THE GAME SHE LOVES. >> I WAS TOLD THAT I SHOULD FOCUS ON OTHER THINGS BUT I DID NOT LISTEN. FROM THE DAY I GOT OUT OF THE HOSPITAL, I WAS STARTING VARSITY SIX MONTHS LATER. LEN: IT’S THAT DETERMINATION THAT MAKES MADDIE THE PERFECT RECIPIENT OF THE LARRY MOORE SCHOLARSHIP. FOR THE DREAM >> I CAN NEVER THINK THE DREAM FACTORY ENOUGH FOR HOW MUCH THEY HAVE GIVEN
Maddie Edson receives scholarship from the Dream Factory
Updated: 4:53 PM CDT Jul 3, 2020
Maddie Edson, of Newton, Kansas, was diagnosed with a rare disorder, granulomatosis with polyangiitis. The Dream Factory named her a recipient of a Larry Moore scholarship.
Maddie Edson, of Newton, Kansas, was diagnosed with a rare disorder, granulomatosis with polyangiitis. The Dream Factory named her a recipient of a Larry Moore scholarship.
