You Kept Carter in the Game
During 4-year-old Carter’s very first T-ball game, he ran headlong into another child while trying to catch a ball. He appeared fine, except for a large…
Category: Patient Stories
Gift Planning
A planned gift to the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health is one of the most powerful ways to advance research and care for children…
New Heart, New Start: Ten years after her double transplant, Amanda Sechrest is living life to the fullest.
Amanda Sechrest dropped onto her bed, exhausted after a late night of studying for finals at Saint Mary’s College of California. For some reason, on…
A New Way to Assess the Quality and Impact of Children’s Screen Time
Of all the childrearing issues parents face today, managing screen time is undoubtedly one of the most challenging and confusing. In fact, 71% of parents…
You Gave Tiny Aaliyah a Big Boost
Aaliyah’s impossibly tiny chest rose and fell as she slept in her NICU isolette. The neonatal intensive care team, moving in perfect unison, untangled tubes…
Care + Cures Podcast
Care + Cures: Advancing children’s health in Silicon Valley (a Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health podcast) unites families, donors, doctors and more to advance…
Born a Fighter
Baby Nataly is home for the holidays after six months in our hospital. Pablo and Damaris Sánchez found out they were having a little girl…
allcove: Where Every Youth Belongs
Step into the new allcove centers in San Jose and Palo Alto and discover mental health care for young people, reimagined. There are colorful, comfortable…
Fresh Take on Mental Health Care
Stanford and Packard Children’s Hospital are building new models for youth mental health care. Most mental health challenges begin in childhood, the teen years, or…
You Raised Awareness for Childhood Cancer
In September, our community came together in honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, raising more than $16,000 to support cancer patients at Lucile Packard Children’s…
