Read the full story by Joe Goldeen: For most people, raising two boys alone – one of whom has a medical condition that can turn ugly at any time – would be enough of a challenge. But for Ruiz, a third-generation Tracy resident, sharing her experiences and easing the burdens on other families with hydrocephalus children comes naturally.

Thanks to the assistance she has received from her own supportive parents, Ruiz has agreed to become the California’s first state director of the nonprofit Pediatric Hydrocephalus Foundation Inc., a 3-year-old national organization based in Iselin, N.J., with the goal of raising awareness of this incurable brain condition and providing support to the families and children who are diagnosed with hydrocephalus.

Local mom joins advocacy group against brain condition: State Director Kim Ruiz, who lives in Tracy, explained in a press release her motivation for taking leadership of the new chapter: “PHF has a vision; I share in that vision, and every aspect of it.

Read the full story by Melissa Anderson: But now those families, like Mitchell’s, looking for more support of Pediatric Hydrocephalus in the state will find it in the form of the Pediatric Hydrocephalus Foundation, Inc. (PHF), which has created the newest official PHF state chapter in Nebraska. There are currently ten chapters nationwide..

Read the full story by Barbara Morse Silva: Minasian started a Rhode Island chapter of the Pediatric Hydrocephalus Foundation. She’s already had two fundraisers, and she is planning a third. The event will raise money for special equipment for other children with this irreversible brain condition and to fund research. Minasian would like to see a cure. After all, she has big dreams for Caitlin.