12/11/12 Tiffany Wolven: Moment by Moment - Daughter's Fatal Conditions Make Family Live Day-To-Day by Sarah Miller

photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Tammy Wolven holds her daughter's hand Wednesday November 15 at the Children's Park in Tyler. Tiffany Wolven, 2, has three rare genetic disorders and the family frequently travels to Houston for medical treatment. The Wolvens are holding a fundraising to help pay for medical expenses. The Run for Hope Benefit Barrel Race event will be held Dec. 15 at Branded by Christ Cowboy Church in Rusk.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Michael Wolven holds his daughter Tiffany, 2, Wednesday November 15 at the Children's Park in Tyler. Tiffany has three rare genetic disorders and the family frequently travels to Houston for medical treatment. The Wolvens are holding a fundraising to help pay for medical expenses. The Run for Hope Benefit Barrel Race event will be held Dec. 15 at Branded by Christ Cowboy Church in Rusk.

photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Michael Wolven plays with his daughter Tiffany, 2, at The Children's Park in Tyler November 14.

photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Michael Wolven plays with his daughter Tiffany, 2, at The Children's Park in Tyler November 14.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Tammy Wolven holds her daughter Tiffany, 2, at The Children's Park in Tyler November 14.

photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Tammy Wolven holds her daughter Tiffany, 2, at The Children's Park in Tyler November 14.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Tiffany Wolven, 2, puts a sucker in her mouth with help from a physical therapist at East Texas Children's Therapy Services Monday November 19 in Tyler. Tiffany eats through a feeding tube but is learning to eat with her mouth. Tiffany goes to East Texas Children's Therapy Services four times a week and her parents help her with the same exercises at their house.

photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Tiffany Wolven, 2, puts a sucker in her mouth with help from a physical therapist at East Texas Children's Therapy Services Monday November 19 in Tyler. Tiffany eats through a feeding tube but is learning to eat with her mouth. Tiffany goes to East Texas Children's Therapy Services four times a week and her parents help her with the same exercises at their house.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph

photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Tiffany Wolven, 2, puts a sucker in her mouth with help from a physical therapist at East Texas Children's Therapy Services Monday November 19 in Tyler. Tiffany eats through a feeding tube but is learning to eat with her mouth.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Tammy Wolven wakes up her daughter Tiffany, 2, at their home in Flint Monday November 19. Tiffany's morning routine involves taking several medications and food through a tube in her stomach. The Wolvens must schedule their days around Tiffany's needs and feeding schedule.

photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Tammy Wolven wakes up her daughter Tiffany, 2, at their home in Flint Monday November 19. Tiffany's morning routine involves taking several medications and food through a tube in her stomach. The Wolvens must schedule their days around Tiffany's needs and feeding schedule.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Tammy Wolven measures out a medication called diazepam that helps her two-year-old daughter Tiffany control her severe seizures Monday morning Nov. 19. Tiffany's morning routine involves taking several different medications through her feeding tube. She takes diazepam three times a day.

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