Mary Matheson carries her son Liam Doxsee, 9, inside their home in Coal Valley, Ill., on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023. Liam Doxsee was diagnosed with severe combined immunodeficiency, a rare genetic disorder that affects the immune system, just five days after birth. Liam Doxsee was sent to the Children's Hospital in Chicago, where Matheson and Liam Doxsee stayed for nine months until he had his bone marrow transplant at two months old and recovery after.