2025 Year in Review
Hope, Healed: Gene Therapy Breakthrough for Epidermolysis Bullosa Families affected by a painful and life-limiting skin condition, epidermolysis bullosa (EB), have new hope: a phase…
Category: Patient Stories
Transforming IBD Care
No one looks forward to getting a colonoscopy. Now imagine how uncomfortable and overwhelming it must be for children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), who…
Surgical Excellence Starts Here
Fifteen-year-old Dakota was riding an all-terrain vehicle near his Nevada home when he collided with a road sign, shattering his windpipe and severing his trachea….
Hazel Receives a Second Chance
When Hazel was 3 weeks old, she was put on hospice and given six months to live by her Oklahoma doctors. Her parents, Loren and…
Your Compassion in Action: Spiritual Care
The mission of Stanford Medicine Children’s Health is to heal humanity through science and compassion, one child and family at a time. “Of course, we…
Nick: From Childhood Cancer to a Thriving Adult
“I was diagnosed with leukemia an hour before I turned 13, which was a fantastic birthday present,” Nick recalled with a sarcastic chuckle. “One of…
Now Open: Private Rooms for Our Smallest Patients
When Maddie and her husband, David, learned in 2023 that they were expecting their first child, they were thrilled. Because the pregnancy would bring unique…
‘Youʼre Never Alone’
Danae Aguilar had to grow up more quickly than most kids. At just 10 years old, she became a medical interpreter and emotional support for her Spanish-speaking…
Navigating the In-Between: Stories from Stanford’s Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Program
Teens and young adult cancer patients often find themselves stuck between pediatric and adult care—disconnected from their peers and without a place designed to meet…
You Helped Jayce ‘Just Keep Swimming’
Doctors and nurses often knocked on baby Jayce’s door in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford. But today was special—every…
