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Within days of her birth, the Hecks took Jenna to Children's Medical Center in Washington, D.C. While the doctors at Children's told the family that the MRI showed no brain involvement, Dr. Ann Comi, a neurologist at the Kennedy Krieger Institute's Hunter Nelson Sturge Weber Center, told them that she couldn't rule it out. While dealing with three older children, and a little daughter with a serious medical condition, she took on the task of hosting a fundraiser. "He'd come back from his chemotherapy sessions, and come to my house to pray with me for Jenna," Heck said. Her uncle, who passed away two years ago, is the benefactor for the DeCesaris Cancer Institute at Anne Arundel Medical Center, so helping the larger community is in her blood. Jenna's older sister, Kaitlyn, 13, confidently and beautifully sang after the live auction was finished. The event drew about 500 people, and will likely deliver at least another $100,000 to the center - "even in this economy," Ida Heck said. Unfortunately, at this year's event, little Jenna, now 41/2, couldn't attend. She and her mom Ida stayed home because Jenna had a fever, which sometimes leads to severe headaches and grand mal seizures. They've ended up in the hospital before because of the seizures and Jenna's mother didn't want to chance an emergency room visit. The county helps with occupational therapy because Jenna is legally blind in her right eye. Luckily, Jenna was able to avoid seizures until after she turned two, which makes it less likely she'll have developmental disabilities as a result of her condition. Ida Heck was a little concerned about how the kids might treat Jenna, and what they might say about her birthmark. A few weeks ago, a lady at Chick Fil-A gasped, and Jenna said, 'that's my spots, it's a port-wine stain!'" To help the research at the Hunter Nelson Sturge Weber Center at Kennedy Krieger Institute, visit: and click on the link for 'giving.' birthmark treatment dc birthmark treatment dc