Liam’s wish.
Liam is nine. A rare disease took his little brother, Ethan. His parents started a foundation to find the cure.
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Liam’s story
Two brothers, one rare disease.
Liam lives with Coats Plus syndrome, caused by a mutation in a single gene. There is no cure yet. His little brother, Ethan, passed away in 2024 at age four.
In 2022, Bryan and Danielle started the Coats Plus Foundation to fund one. Its goal: a $5 million gene editing program with Harvard and the University of Miami to correct Liam’s mutation.
Now
Meet Liam.
Two minutes. His story, his brother’s, and what your gift does.
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Two ways to help.
Fund Liam’s cure
$5M
to fund the gene editing program
A Harvard and University of Miami program to correct Liam’s mutation. Coats Plus Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3).
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Here tonight
Standing with the Docobos.
Bryan
Liam and Ethan’s dad
Real estate attorney, public speaker, and founder of the Coats Plus Foundation. He started it with Danielle in 2022 when both boys were diagnosed.
Danielle
Liam and Ethan’s mom
Pediatric nurse. She pushed for the treatments that have kept Liam’s disease from progressing.
Keith
Friend of the family
Wealth advisor in Boca Raton. Planning a larger gift through stock or a donor-advised fund? Keith makes it simple.
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Chris
Friend of the family
Designs and sells high-end wine cellars for Harmonix and its international clients. A stage 4 cancer survivor who gives much of his time to charity work.
Pedro
Friend of the family
Life coach and lifestyle architect. Co-heads Lokahi Holistic Healing, a lifestyle brand, with Marjorie.
Marjorie
Friend of the family
Co-heads Lokahi Holistic Healing, a lifestyle brand, with Pedro.
Make-A-Wish Ball · InterContinental Miami
November 7, 2026
Each year one family’s wish story is told from the stage. This year it is the Docobos.
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Coats Plus Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 88-2479034). Gifts to Coats Plus are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Gifts made through the Make-A-Wish buttons go to Make-A-Wish Southern Florida, a separate organization. Coats Plus Foundation is not affiliated with Make-A-Wish®.