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• Four-Week Old Infant Undergoes Minimally Invasive Gallstone Removal

  Imagine hearing the words, “Your baby has gallstones.” For Michael and Kara, their journey as first-time parents has been anything but ordinary.

• Repairing the Brain from Within

  When Kennedy was diagnosed before birth with a blood vessel malformation in her brain, her parents were frantic to find an expert to treat her.

• Emma’s Legacy: Smiles and Books for Kids Like Her

  Diagnosed with a clival chordoma, Emma found escape through the stories she immersed herself in while undergoing treatment. 

• 12-Year-Old Born Deaf Knows No Limits

  When Max just 6 months old, his ears were both surgically implanted with a cochlear implant which allowed him to hear, learn to understand speech and speak clearly.

• A Zest for Life: Amerie’s Battle with Spina Bifida

  While in-utero, Amerie was diagnosed with a severe form of spina bifida called myelomeningocele. 

• Toddler with Brain on Fire Disease Thrives with Expert Care

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

• 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.