Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review Family members of Kody Churma, from left, mother Laurie Churma, sisters Brooke and Montana Churma, and father Duane Churma, all of Washington Township, release a sky lantern during the second annual lantern release fundraiser for Scler-Churma, a non-profit founded by Kody Churma, who died in September 2018 from scleroderma.
TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. In less than two years, Kody Churma went from a healthy young man to one who was unable to hold a fishing pole, and couldn’t draw because he wasn’t able to hold onto a pencil.