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​Iver’s parents were so excited when they found out they were going to have a baby boy.  They had waited a long time for this good news.  However, shortly after the celebrations subsided when the family received life changing news; Dad had stage four cancer and was given only months to live.  He passed away just before Iver made his entrance into the world.  Mom found herself in the mist of grieving with a brand new baby boy and the new reality of being a single mom.

As Iver got a little older, it became clear that he needed a male role model and someone to do “fun guy stuff” with.  Mom enrolled him in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program and Iver was very excited about the prospect of becoming a Little brother. It took almost a year to find the perfect Big Brother, Chris, but Iver said it best, “Good things come to those who wait!”  

Chris and Iver's first photo as "Big" and "Little"