Support 'army' forms in Madeira to champion teen facing battle of his life

As the saying goes, you can’t control the family you’re born into. You can, however, control your own trajectory to change your situation. That’s the route Aidan Fertig was on after graduating from Madeira High School. "I wasn’t dealt the greatest of hands," said Aidan Fertig. Fertig said his mother left when he was 6 or 7 years old, choosing the world of drugs and the things associated with it. Living with his father was an adventure of its own.