Jacob

“After going through something where you see your child almost die and then come back through it and just going through the day-to-day stuff, (you) really, really truly (understand) what’s important in life,” Stacy Voisinet said about her son Jacob, right. Thomas, 2, left, and Jacob, 3, sit and watch TV after eating breakfast. When Jacob was born in 2004 he was a healthy and lively baby until he came down with fever-like symptoms at 18 months. He was diagnosed in December 2005 with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, or HLH, an immune system deficiency. In September 2006 he was treated with a bone marrow transplant. Currently, Jacob’s immune system is equivalent to a newborn baby’s and his transplant is considered a cure. The Voisinets are dealing with his post-transplant complications under a 24-hour medication schedule.