When your child is in the hospital for a long-term stay, time stops. When you are there it is a whole different world. Many parents are at the hospital with their children 24 hours a day while others must leave their critically ill children to work or to care for other children. Kim Sebring is all too familiar with illness and hospitals. Her son, Tyler, spent much of his life in the hospital until his death in June of 2003. Tyler was in the hospital for the final four months of his life. During this time, Kim received a basket containing toiletries and other items from her MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) group. This act of kindness was a great help to her and gave her hope during a seemingly hopeless time. She was inspired by that simple gesture to do the same for other parents facing the same kind of nightmare. Kim turned her grief and her love for her son into Project Hope.

From the time he was born, Tyler touched many lives. To his family, friends and people who didn't even know him he was a symbol of courage and strength. Tyler was born with a condition that required him to have a heart transplant at the age of four months. He spent much of his young life in the hospital.

His parents were always there, tirelessly giving of themselves to ensure that Tyler was receiving the best possible care and that when he was not in the hospital he had the best experiences possible . . . playing soccer, riding a bike, karate lessons, school and enjoying his baby sister, Megan.

In January of 2003, Tyler entered the hospital again for what was the beginning of a four-month ordeal that included another heart transplant.

Tyler died on June 5, 2003. His memory lives on in the hearts of his family, friends and countless others whose lives this little boy touched.