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One of My Proudest Moments

Packard Children’s was initially just a place where our family’s healthy babies were born. That all changed for us 15 years ago when one of…

Kindergarten, Here We Come

Your hospital saved our baby at 13 months of age, successfully removing a tumor which ran bowel to heart. We had kindergarten orientation last night!…

You Accelerated New Discoveries.

The last 25 years have transformed the ways in which we prevent, diagnose, and cure childhood diseases. Your support has helped translate promising scientific discoveries…

There’s No Stopping Him

Jeremiah was born, and my wife called me at work and said, “Honey, there’s something wrong with Jeremiah.” Right then, I turned blue. Jeremiah was…

The Miracle of Life

I never thought this day would come. I got to dance with my son at his wedding. My son, Brian, entered Packard Children’s at 16…

A Second Chance to Say Thank You

Your support provided care for two generations of a local family.  Baby Shannon Ivarson needed a hero when she entered the world at Stanford Hospital….

A New Identity

I was a teenager in the midst of three years of chemotherapy treatment for leukemia when Packard Children’s opened its doors. Up to that point,…