HUNTER

1. HEROES rarely look the way we draw them in our minds: attractive, imposing figures with rippling muscles and strong chins. More times than not they are HUMBLE BEINGS, SMALL and FLAWED.. It is only their spirits that are beautiful and strong. - Richard Paul Evans The Gift

2. Hunter Hunter is my 7 year old little sister who has a disease that will take her life. The reason I chose her is because she goes on living not knowing if the next day she will die. The disease Hunter has is Late Infantile Battens Disease. Battens disease is when you are missing an enzyme in your brain that gets rid of the fat and protein in the brain. I think of my sister as a hero because she is brave, loving and a determined little girl.

4. First ride home Z Z Z

5. Balloon The balloon Hunter is in was my Uncle Shane’s from his homecoming. My grandma said, “Let’s put her in the basket.”

7. Yummy, I love to eat!

8. Hunter thought she could lift the cooler by herself!

9. Hunter and Lacey in the snow! That was a very cold day!

10. The cabin I chose my little sister Hunter as my hero, because she is a really determined little girl. I remember when we went to our cabin in Star Valley, Wyoming . At the cabin there are two big tires in the front yard. Hunter was three or so and she was determined to climb the tire. She spent all day trying to climb it. When she finally got to the top she was the happiest child alive!

11. The Diagnosis At the age of three Hunter was diagnosed with Late Infantile Battens Disease. It was the saddest day of our lives.

12. Hunter having a good time!

13. Hunter loves the outside and the trampoline.

14. Hunter LOVES animals Hunter with her Uncle Eric and her dad, at her Great Aunt Rose’s in Draper, Utah.

15. Hunters favorite Movies “ Just keep swimming, Just keep swimming, Swimming , swimming. What do you do? You swim, swim, swim.” are the lirics to Hunter’s and my favorite song. Scooby-Doo and Finding Nemo are the movies Hunter likes. Hunter’s favorite character is “Daphnie.”

16. Make a Wish Hunter made a wish to the “Make a Wish Foundation.” Her wish was to swim with a dolphin. Make a Wish sent her to Hawaii for 7 days . I got to go. The dolphins name was “ Liho.” Hunter was very happy that day.

17. In March of 2006, Hunter was very sick she had to be on oxygen.

18. In March of 2006, Hunter got very sick and had to stay home from school. Her class made her a paper quilt. Each quilt square was something special about Hunter.

20. Hunter loves her tiger baby . When she is sick she likes it even more.

21. Hunter and Sadee Sadee is Hunters little sister but takes on the big sister role.

22. More times than not they are HUMBLE BEINGS, SMALL and FLAWED.. It is only their spirits that are beautiful and strong. -Richard Paul Evans The Gift

24. All of the Scooby-doo images were found on www.dailycollage.com , Finding Nemo was found on www.iconator.com and horse images were found on www.nationalgeographic.com and www.hedweb.com . The super hero’s were found on www.fantasticactioncomics.com , www.capedwonder.com and www.media-flex.net .