Somerville Family Chosen for HuffPo 'Greatest Person of the Day' Honors
The Brian Higgins Foundation has been supporting special needs causes, large and small, for 10 years.
Editor's note, April 6, 2012: Huffington Post has chosen to feature this story as today's Huffington Post Greatest Person of the Day. To see other people from around the country who have been selected for this honor, visit here. Congratulations to the whole Higgins family. Ten years ago this August, Brian Higgins, then 9 years old, died. He had contracted meningitis when he was 3 weeks old, and he suffered from developmental and respiratory problems for the rest of his life. Since his death, Brian's family has been on a mission to help other kids with special needs and their families. They've bought children medical equipment that insurance won't cover; they've helped build a tot lot designed for kids in wheelchairs; they've paid for …
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