A 23-year-old woman from Arizona has knitted over 100 hats for premature kids, offering them warmth and comfort. The initiative happens to be close to her heart because she was born prematurely. “We have to help them,” Ashley McKendrick, a Gilbert resident, told The Arizona Republic of her project—as she knows first hand that these kids need extra TLC. Ashley—who suffers from Goldenhar syndrome, a rare congenital condition that causes abnormal development of the eye, ear, and spine—was adopted from Taiwan at the age of 3 by Chris and Kelly McKendrick. During her childhood, Ashley was plagued by a host of health issues and had to undergo various surgeries; but despite that, she was always a hard worker and lent a helping hand with household chores and taking care of her younger brother, Ian. Ashley is one of 24 children (17 adopted) by her parents. As a child, she tagged along …