Patchwork Kid

By: Roger R. Ziegler

They call me Patchwork Kid, but my name is Noah. I guess that's a cool nickname, but most people don't know what it means, so I tell them. The problem is, most of the time I just want to be "normal" and not remind myself that my health is so fragile. I hope other people will understand. How would you feel?

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They call me Patchwork Kid, but my name is Noah. I guess that's a cool nickname, but most people don't know what it means, so I tell them. The problem is, most of the time I just want to be "normal" and not remind myself that my health is so fragile. I hope other people will understand. How would you feel?

I count the days between hospital stays and I'm tired of their gross food. If I forget to take one of my medications, I'm rushed to the emergency department. If a fever starts, my doctors are alerted and begin precautions to keep me safe…and alive. If I give up fighting against this monster of chronic illness and let it win, my parents and my siblings will be crushed. I just want to be a kid again, just like before. What would you do?

As told through the eyes of a loving father, Patchwork Kid invites everyone into a moving portrayal of his son's unrelenting fight with a life-threatening sickness. A frightened boy and his family face the unknown future with a deadly diagnosis, but their hearts are armed with a powerful hope. If you've forgotten the wonders of life or perhaps you're lost in the day-to-day busyness, then Noah's story will rekindle that perspective once again. And you will know the reason why he is called Patchwork Kid.

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