Meet Keegan, your Summer Scamper Patient Hero
Eleven-year-old Keegan loves to paint and make her friends and family laugh. She is a happy kid, and you’d never know that she once faced…
Category: Summer Scamper Heroes
Meet Drew, your Patient Hero
Drew was just 8 hours old when he started turning blue. His care team leapt into action to determine why. Drew’s parents were shocked to…
Meet Claire, your Patient Hero
“I just got a call. Claire has . . . cancer,” Claire’s mom, Lindsey, whispered into the camera as she shared the news with friends…
A BEARy Sweet Surprise
ONE WEEK ONLY:For every $25 you raise,a child at our hospital will receive a teddy bear! For sick kids in our care, something as simple…
Meet Freddie, your 2018 Hospital Hero
Editor’s note: Recently we asked our hospital employees, physicians, and supporters to nominate someone at the hospital who goes above and beyond, providing extraordinary care…
“Thank you for keeping Christian in your hearts”
Dear Summer Scamper-ers, We are honored that the Bereavement and Family Guidance Program at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford nominated our son, Christian, as…
Meet Aaron, your Patient Hero for Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research
At 18 months old, Aaron was in the 75th percentile for height, but only 5th percentile for weight. His mom, Brittany, thought high-fat foods…
Meet Gianna, your 2018 Patient Hero for the Cystic Fibrosis Center
Gina was five months pregnant with Gianna when she received a call that she says shattered her life: Gianna had cystic fibrosis, a devastating…
Meet Perla, your 2018 Hospital Hero
Editor’s note: Recently we asked our hospital employees, physicians, and supporters to nominate someone at the hospital who goes above and beyond, providing extraordinary…
Meet Yassen, your 2018 Patient Hero for the Betty Irene Moore Children’s Heart Center
When asked what he’d like to say to donors who support Summer Scamper and Packard Children’s, Yassen simply says, “I love you.” The 6-year-old’s…
