Helping is Healing with Austin 1st Foundation's Anthony Terling

Tonight on The Mark White Show, you’ll hear the story of Austin Terling. Austin would be 13 years old this year. Instead, his life on earth ended at just 9 years old in July of 2022 after a long and exhausting fight with a rare neurodegenerative brain disease caused by a mutation in the UBA5 gene. For four years, his parents, Anthony and Lindsey Terling, searched for answers. They walked through uncertainty, heartbreak, and a diagnosis that came with more questions than solutions. Out of that journey, the Austin 1st Foundation was born. What began as a family’s fight for their son has become a mission to help other families facing rare disease, to raise awareness, and to fund research and resources so no one has to walk this road alone. Tonight, Anthony Terling shares Austin’s story, honors Lindsey’s role as a mother and advocate, and explains how Austin’s legacy continues through the work of the Austin 1st Foundation and their annual Aces Fore Austin charity golf tournament. This is a story about love, loss, and choosing purpose in the middle of pain. Austin’s legacy is still changing lives.