Colleen Thomas’ son was born missing a part of his immune system. The Indiana mother didn’t know that immediately, but there were signs. The little boy was always sick — constant congestion and respiratory infections. Thomas had to hold a breathing mask over her son’s face as he slept and wheezed.
“That was just for a cold,” Thomas recalled. “It was horrible.”
Thomas’ son was 3-years old when he was diagnosed with an immunodeficiency that made him susceptible to severe illness if he was exposed to respiratory infections.