12/15/11

Josiah has a disease were he becomes prematurely old. Josiah was born as a normal healthy boy. However, he was only able to gain 2 pounds in 6 months. Josiah is expected to live from 8 to 13 years. Josiah for the first years of his life spent his time in the hospital, and his sickness kept coming. When they turned off the ventilators they expected Josiah to be dead. However, the baby was alive the next day. His dream of playing baseball came true when he played a little league game. After this game, he suffered multiple strokes. He played 2 games after recovery, and multiple people have approached the mother to tell her that her son has inspired them.