mominees winners
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Kristine McCormick
activism -
Shanna Marsh
charity -
Ashley Hackshaw
creative -
Celeste Goodwin
education -
Liane Weintraub
Entrepreneurial -
Minna Taylor
executive -
Stephanie Wear
green -
Mireya Mayor
health -
Courtney Roth
inspirational -
Bethany Henderson
politics
Popular Moms
winners
★ Inspirational
Courtney Roth
When Courtney's son, Tripp, was born with Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa, or EB, a skin disease that causes blisters on the body anywhere the body experiences friction, this young mother showed a level of patience and courage that is as extraordinary as it is inspiring. One read of her blog, and we understood instantly why Courtney gathered more votes in Mominations than any other nominee: She displays the kind of loyalty and compassion on her worst days that we wish we had on our best, and she has never once lost sight of the personality of the little boy battling this disease. Thank you, Courtney, for showing us the depth of a mother's love, and inspiring us to be our better selves.
"I will donate my $5,000 prize to DebRA of America. DebRA is the charitable organization for Epidermolysis Bullosa (the rare, genetic skin disease that my son Tripp has) that is committed to funding research toward a cure for EB, and they also respond to the increased need to provide direct services to patients and their families (like us). I am very thankful to this organization and the help they provided us with when my son was born and I knew nothing about this horrible disease. It would be my pleasure to be able to give back to DebRA in this way!" — Courtney Roth
Read about Courtney's inspiring story
Read the rest of Courtney's Momination
Read Courtney's personal accounts of life with her son, Tripp
runners up
inspirational
Shannon Becker
Shannon lost her daughter, Reese, to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in February of this year. She is already highly involved in SIDS research, organizing charity runs on behalf of First Candle to raise money and awareness for this important cause.
Gretchen Holt Witt
In honor of her son, Liam, who passed away from Neuroblastoma, Gretchen started a national non-profit organization, Cookies for Cancer, which organizes and promotes local and online bake sales to raise money for cancer research.
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