04/16/2026
When Steven “Steve” Copher, a young husband and father in San Diego, CA, was diagnosed with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (Alpha-1) at just 36 years old, he was told that he had just four to five years to live. His wife, Amanda, refused to let that be the end of their story. Through education, persistence, and community, find out how the Copher family managed daily life, including homeschooling their two twin boys, while navigating Steve’s diagnosis and, ultimately, his life-saving lung transplant.
Read their story, "The Love of a Family: The Cophers’ Alpha-1 Journey" on AlphaNet.org: https://www.alphanet.org/community/our-alpha-1-stories/the-love-of-a-family-the-cophers-alpha-1-journey/