"We do have a national plan. It’s just that we can’t execute it because we’re just trying to keep the doors open."
Chrystina Paxson searches for empty playgrounds where she doesn’t have to worry about her son Mateo being around other children. The four-year-old has a rare blood disorder that makes it hard for him to fight germs.
“I try to let him live as normal a life as possible. But if I see someone sick or someone sounds sick at the playground, I will take him and go home,” Paxson said.
But on Wednesday morning, Mateo attended his preschool graduation with 11 other kids — each battling their own illness — and their families. Judging by the smile on his face, he was thrilled for the company.
Since 2003, The Morgan Center has offered free preschool to children with cancer and other diseases that compromise their immune systems, making it risky for them to attend regular school classes. The nonprofit, which started in New York and expanded to Central Florida in 2020 when its founders moved here, offers in-person and virtual classes out of First Baptist Church of Orlando.
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