Life on the Line

After an unexpected pregnancy, a young couple finds out their baby will be born with gastroschisis, a birth defect where the intestines are outside of the body.

Heart disease for children in Nicaragua is often a death sentence. With no money to explore foreign options, two kids are able to undergo surgery when a team of doctors arrive to help them.

In one of the worst storms on record, Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines with devastating force. In the aftermath, a behavioral health trauma team touches down to help those facing grief and post-traumatic stress.

While on the brink of kidney failure, John reunites with an old friend on Facebook who suddenly realizes that she has the ability to save his life through organ transplantation. Meanwhile in the same hospital, 5-year-old Chealsey fights for her life against stage-4 cancer. 

Before 1984, the life expectancy in the small African country of Lesotho was 70 years. Today it's 40. Watch how a Grandmother's Club is parenting their grandkids because of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

A silent epidemic is on the rise in teenagers. One in five cuts or self-injures his or her body. Watch how three teenagers strive to live life without hurting themselves anymore as they raise awareness about this destructive coping mechanism.

In Ethiopia, one in eight children are orphaned or abanonded. Watch how nonprofit workers at a hospital take these kids under their wings.