A Father’s Love Knows No Bounds
Media invited to the National Conference to meet the Marquez Family
AUSTIN, TX, July 14-16, 2022 – The Marquez Family, and other families, will be attending the National Conference on Hydrocephalus July 14-16 at the Austin Marriott Downtown and are available for interviews. They are also available for phone interviews at any time before or after conference. A brief on their story is below as well as more details on the conference.
Friday, August 27, 2021 was the date that changed the Marquez’s lives forever. A 29-week ultrasound showed their unborn baby, Luke, had a brain bleed. There were so many conditions that could develop from this, but they would not know the outcome of his diagnosis until Luke was born. Positivity and prayer helped them through and Luke was born healthy but with hydrocephalus. A medical condition that currently has no cure.
Luke is currently 8 months old and has had a total of 5 brain surgeries. His family is his rock and his Dad is a rockstar! Getting a tattoo on his head of the exact shunt that Luke has in his head.
“I got this tattoo so when Luke is older he doesn’t feel alone or different. The wording of the tattoo says His Fight is My Fight. He is not taking this journey alone. We fight with him every step of the way. Especially when he is not feeling well and in the hospital for another surgery, we are fighting alongside him emotionally and spiritually. This is not his fight alone!” Carlos Marquez
Family information: From North Bergen, NJ –
- Carlos Marquez – dad
- Eileen Marquez – mom
- Nikko Marquez – 10 year old big brother
- Mary Marquez – 7 year old big sister
- Luke Jaxon Marquez (or LJ or Jax) – the star of the show!
Hundreds of families impacted by hydrocephalus, will join the professionals in the medical community in Austin, TX, for HACONNECT, the Hydrocephalus Association’s 17th National Conference on Hydrocephalus.
This is the largest conference in the world for hydrocephalus and is presented by Dell Children’s Medical Center part of Ascension.
“This conference brings together world-renowned medical professionals and families impacted by hydrocephalus,” said Dr. Elizabeth Tyler-Kabara, Co-Chief of Pediatric Neuroscience and Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Dell Children’s Medical Center. “We are proud to partner with experts in the field to educate and collaborate on this neurological condition that impacts nearly 1 million Americans of all ages.”
The conference will be held at the Austin Marriott Downtown, 304 E Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, TX. Credentialed media are invited to cover HA CONNECT and/or to conduct interviews.