Last week, Sacramento Police Officer Michelle Powell's 10 year old son, Evan, was diagnosed with a progressive cancerous brain tumor. Evan has a tumor about the size of a plum in the back of his brain near his spinal column. Everything has moved very quickly. He has had a number of tests already and underwent emergency surgery on Monday, September 8th.

Shortly after finding out we were pregnant during one our first anatomy scans, our baby boy was diagnosed with a Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH). CDH is a condition that affects about 1 in every 3,600 babies. Babies with CDH are born with a hole in their diaphragm, allowing for organs to move into the chest and compromise the development of the lungs. The larger the hernia, the more organs can migrate up. Our baby had his intestines, stomach, spleen, and part of his liver move up into his chest.

Ryan Luke, a Deputy with the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office, and his wife, Ashley, the Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer, recently welcomed their second child, Lainey, on June 19, 2025. What should have been a joyful homecoming quickly turned into a nightmare no parent can prepare for. Just six days after birth, Lainey experienced a severe breathing episode and had to be rushed to the hospital.