When Britton was a baby, we knew that something wasn't right with his liver. through multiple tests, doctors and very scary times, we finally figured out he had an extremely rare genetic liver disease called LAL-D when he was four years old. Britton's liver lacks certain enzymes to properly metabolize certain fats and without any treatment, he could have been due for a liver transplant or gone into liver failure in his teenage years.

We give thanks to God that the same week he was diagnosed, the FDA approved a drug to treat this very disease. Before we knew it, he was having a port implanted in his chest so he could receive the drug intravenously on a biweekly basis. Britton will have this drug therapy for the rest of his life. He has been at it for about five years now, and his liver levels are all great. It is an inconvenience, but his doctor and nurse are both great.