Meet Kid Captain: Jaxton Engstrom, 18, Waterloo, Iowa

Iowa vs Indiana, Sept. 27

Before he turned 5, Jaxton Engstrom of Waterloo began sitting too close to the TV, tripping over objects, and struggling in preschool.

At first, doctors thought Jaxton might have a retinal disorder. But further testing at University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital revealed something far more serious: Batten disease, a rare and terminal neurological disorder…

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