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• Toddler with Brain on Fire Disease Thrives with Expert Care

  Doctors were stumped to find the cause of Grace’s seizures. 

• Chris is Raising the Bar after Pectus Excavatum Procedure

  During practices and games, Chris experienced stabbing pains and had trouble breathing. It was during a routine physical when the concern was elevated.

• Turning Fear into Hope: Elizabeth’s Transformational Story

  Throughout infancy and childhood, Elizabeth Alberti has been in and out of the hospital for a total of seven facial reconstruction surgeries.

• Prenatal Repair for Myelomeningocele Helps Baby Caleb Beat the Odds

  Erika was hoping her baby was healthy and without complications during her routine ultrasound at 21 weeks.

• Diagnosed with Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis, Today Baby William Thrives

  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 Journey with VACTERL Association

  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.

• From Paralysis to Miraculous: Maddie’s Inspirational True Story

  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. 

• Johnny the Great Celebrates One Year Post Kidney Transplant

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

• Girl Waiting for Heart Transplant Has Two Birthday Wishes: To Meet Drake and To Get Her New Heart

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

• Ava Dances Through Cancer

  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.

• Cal Tackles Hirschsprung’s Disease with the Help of His Care Team

  At Lurie Children’s, pediatric surgeon Erin Rowell, MD, diagnosed Cal with Hirschsprung’s disease, a disease in which the colon is missing “ganglion cells." Read more.

• Devin Defies the Odds While Waiting for an Organ Transplant

  Shortly after Devin was born, he was diagnosed with necrotizing enterocolitis, a serious disease that indicated bacteria had invaded his intestine and destroyed his small bowel. 

• Chewbacca Tells Patient He’s Getting A New Heart

  When Austin Eggleston was listed for a heart transplant, Dr. Philip Thrush promised he would deliver the news a heart was available dressed as Chewbacca.

• No Colon, Still Rollin’

  Looking at him now, you wouldn’t know Andy's had three surgeries in the past year to help him feel better.

• Patient with Congenital Hypoventilation Syndrome Implanted with Phrenic Nerve-Diaphragm Pacer

  Diana has congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS), a rare condition that affects the autonomic nervous system, including control of breathing.

• Aerodigestive Program Helps Madison Breathe Easier

  Born with her vocal cords fused together and subglottic stenosis, Madison underwent laryngeotracheal reconstruction, enlarging her narrow airway.