Bramel Maggard

What makes Bramel Xtraordinary to you?

Bramel has faced many obstacles in his short nearly four years of life. He was born with an encepholocele and had brain surgery when he was one and a half years old to repair it. A few months later he was diagnosed with intellectual disability.Beyond the brain surgery, he has had tubes placed in his ears, his tonsils and adenoids removed, and has had to be put under anesthesia to have his hearing checked every 3 to 6 months for the last 3 years. He wears a hearing aid and glasses and is nonverbal. He attends speech and occupational therapy and has recently started attending preschool in the special education classroom.Bramel is one of the strongest little humans with one of the biggest hearts and I am so proud to be able to call him my son.—Maggie Lucas