"She's everything in my life. It doesn't matter what she has, what she has, for me, it's nothing," Maria da Luz Mendes Santos says about her daughter, Heloyse, who was born with microcephaly. "She brought a lot of happiness to my family."
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By Matthew Marengo | April 28, 2026Protester holds up a sign near the bridge over University Drive on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Tempe.
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By Kira Caspers | April 28, 2026ASU student groups workshop ideas at the Global Career Network Hackathon on Saturday, April 18, 2026, in Tempe.
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By Kira Caspers | April 28, 2026ASU student groups workshop ideas at the Global Career Network Hackathon on Saturday, April 18, 2026, in Tempe.



