Meet Austin and Olivia, your 2016 Summer Scamper Patient Heroes
“They are such happy children who love a good adventure,” says Lee, dad to 7-year-old Austin and 5-year-old Olivia. “They’re also pranksters. Who knew 5-year-olds…
“They are such happy children who love a good adventure,” says Lee, dad to 7-year-old Austin and 5-year-old Olivia. “They’re also pranksters. Who knew 5-year-olds…
Patria Eustaquio, RN, Patient Care Manager for the Children’s Heart Center’s step-down unit, 3 West/PCU 374, knows exactly what parents are feeling as their child…
Kai’s parents describe him as their “big rugby fighter,” after the rugby players they watched while living in Ireland. And they’re right—Kai is definitely a…
Nick received devastating news on his 13th birthday: He had acute lymphoblastic leukemia. His world came to a screeching halt. “We were overwhelmed with information,”…
“Seeing our baby hooked up to so many machines and monitors was devastating—and awe-inspiring,” mom Kira recalls of Hayden’s first open-heart surgery at just 9…
Just a few years ago, Ari and Aviv had to wait in the airport terminal while their mom, Sharon, stepped on the plane with the…
For many years, cystic fibrosis made it difficult for Maria to breathe, fight off infections, or absorb nutrients in her food. Normal childhood experiences like…
Even as a busy college student at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, Miranda still finds time for another important priority: supporting the hospital, the place…
Doris’ lifelong battle with cystic fibrosis, which included needing oxygen 24/7, hasn’t kept her from becoming a legend in her elementary school in Menlo Park….
Will was born three months before his due date, at only 24 weeks and 5 days into his mom’s pregnancy. He was a micro-premie —…