Alessio Mascari, a seven-year-old boy from Santa Clarita, defied the chances and overcame a uncommon dysfunction that after threatened his life.
“After a couple of week house from the hospital, he was turning purple,” mentioned Danny Mascari, his father. “He was having hassle respiratory.”
The kid was born with a situation that causes mucus to build up in his lungs. It led to a seven-month keep at Kids's Hospital Los Angeles, after which his household was lastly in a position to deliver him house. There isn’t any treatment and Alessio must keep on treatment for the remainder of his life.
The gratitude that the Mascari household has for the hospital is the rationale why they’re one of many largest fundraisers for Play and Stroll LA. The occasion occurred Saturday on the Santa Monica Pier to assist assist the sufferers of Kids's Hospital LA.
Seven years after his keep within the hospital, Alessio has reached a number of milestones, together with with the ability to stroll the 3K occasion on the charity occasion by himself.
The occasion has already raised greater than $417,000 for sufferers, based on the hospital's web site. The competition begins at 8 am and continues till midday.
