Isaac’s Impact
Children’s hospitals provide advanced care for the most complex conditions in environments specially designed for pediatric patients, allowing children like Isaac to thrive.
Joe Cascio
Our Stories
Every day, children’s hospitals help make moments possible. From providing access to the comprehensive care that children need to grow up to supporting children, teens, and their families with specialized treatment for some of the most complex illnesses. Discover more about the moments made possible by children’s hospital through patient stories from around the country.
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Cami’s Courage
The specialized multidisciplinary teams at children’s hospitals ensure that children and teens – like Cami – can beat multiple complex conditions like cancer and heart failure.
Joseph’s Journey
The advanced, specialized care that children’s hospitals provide make moments – like Joseph beating pediatric brain cancer – possible.
Daniella’s Drive
With care delivered by specially trained pediatric clinicians, in environments designed just for children, children’s hospitals help children and teens – like Daniella – navigate complex medical conditions.
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Rehabilitative care helps Evonne live senior year dreams
The summer before her senior year of high school, Evonne was enjoying a family vacation in Puerto Rico, excited to go cliff jumping for the first time. When she was getting ready to jump, she got scared and tumbled backward, resulting in a severe spinal injury that left her partially paralyzed from the waist down. Evonne had to be airlifted back to Boston for spinal surgery. After the procedure, Evonne’s real battle started. She had to regain her strength and relearn how to walk. She was transferred to Franciscan Children’s for specialized rehabilitative care, where she was determined to get better for her senior year. Through intensive physical and occupational therapy, as well as music therapy to keep her spirits high, Evonne made remarkable progress. Thanks to her dedicated care team and Evonne’s motivation, she was discharged within two and a half months and got to live out her senior year dreams. She danced all night at her senior prom and walked across the stage to receive her high school diploma, things she didn’t know would be possible after her accident. Today, Evonne is thriving in college and even ran in the annual Franciscan Children’s Road Race!
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Michael Goderre, Boston Children's
Emily’s lung transplant at Boston Children’s
When she was born, Emily was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension, abnormally high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs. As a result, her lungs were not functioning normally, so she remained in her local NICU in Maine for eight weeks. Dr. Francis Fynn-Thompson at the Pediatric Transplant Center saved Emily’s life by innovating a surgery to get her on the list. “Dr. Fynn-Thompson designed a surgery with cannulas that were able to make Emily a candidate for surgery — and she was quickly listed as a candidate shortly after.” Just 36 hours after being listed as a candidate for an organ transplant, Emily matched and was able to receive a lung transplant — a miracle turnaround time.
Josie defeats ultra-rare cancer with the help of Cincinnati Children’s
At 4 years old, Josie spent her Christmas at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. That hospital stay led to the fight of Josie’s life. Josie was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare cancer that can develop anywhere but was even more challenging and rare because it was in her bile duct. After speaking with the Department of Oncology, Brian Turpin, DO, along with other team members, devised a treatment plan that saved her life. Josie underwent 67 weeks of chemotherapy and radiation followed by six months of maintenance chemo. Doctors also used Proton Therapy to decrease her overall exposure to radiation. Josie is now 8 years old and is busy with dance, soccer and basketball. She has been in remission for over two years. And with no evidence of tumor, the chance of the cancer returning is small.
Baby Connor gets a tiny pacemaker
Connor was born prematurely with a complete heart block. The typical medicines used to keep his heart beating were not working. The cardiac team at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta took an innovative approach to Connor’s care, using a pediatric pacemaker device that is one of the first of its kind in the world. After the pacemaker was implanted, Connor was out of the ICU in two days. Today, he is a healthy baby, and his pacemaker will be vital for the first couple of years of his life. When is older, they will implant a larger device. Doctors have reassured Connor’s family that he will lead an active life, made possible by pediatric experts and medical innovation.
Sarah Pack, Medical University of South Carolina
South Carolina Doctors Make Hearing Possible for Young Ukraine War Refugee
A family that fled Ukraine last year came to the United States in desperate need of answers – and a miracle. They feared their young daughter, 2-year-old Zlata Kuzmina, was completely deaf. But all hope wasn’t lost. When they settled in South Carolina, a hearing specialist at the Medical University of South Carolina found some function in her right ear. The team at MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital surgically placed a cochlear implant in her ear. The surgery was a success, giving Zlata the gift of sound.
Daniella’s Drive
With care delivered by specially trained pediatric clinicians, in environments designed just for children, children’s hospitals help children and teens – like Daniella – navigate complex medical conditions.
Joseph’s Journey
The advanced, specialized care that children’s hospitals provide make moments – like Joseph beating pediatric brain cancer – possible.
