Lurie Children's Blog

William met all the criteria to be diagnosed with HPS which occurs when the muscles between the stomach and the intestines begin to swell. 

Marley's first few months of life were anything but easy: at birth, she was diagnosed with a syndrome that affects three or more body systems.

In memory of their beloved daughter, Maddie (who bravely battled a rare form of cancer as a toddler), Maddie’s parents led a social media campaign to #ShineMaddiesLight on childhood cancer. 

Born six weeks early, Johnny’s kidneys did not function. Doctors determined that he would need a kidney transplant to survive.

Sofia Sanchez had two wishes for her birthday: to get her new heart and to meet her idol, Drake.

Ava was three years old when she was diagnosed with Stage 5 Bilateral Wilms (a form of kidney cancer in both kidneys), just days after her first dance recital.