Zachary received a bead that was carried by Katlyn Jablonski of Kallispell, Montana, who carried her beads in a logging competition! On her encouragement note, Katlyn wrote, “I am nowhere near as brave as you, but I hope my adventure could make you smile!”

Zachary’s mom shares, “This is Zachary. He is 15 years old. I adopted Zach at birth. He developed autism at age 3 and Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome at age 7, which is a deadly epileptic disorder. He is failure to thrive, so he has a GI tube.

“Zach just received a Carry a Bead to carry along on our rough days. The bead was carried in his honor. It had its own journey and now it is joining Zach on ours. This bead is for strength.”