In the Spirit of generosity
What are your most vivid childhood memories? Remember the thrill of blowing out birthday candles or finishing your first chapter book? Every day at our…
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A heartfelt THANK YOU for being our valentine!
This past Valentine’s Day we asked our supporters to submit valentines online to our patients. Our original goal was to collect 500 cards, but you…
A grateful mom says thank you: The Bravest 10-year-old I Know
Editor’s note: Emily, our guest author, is an inspiration. For the 2015 Summer Scamper, she and her husband practiced for hours with their son, Ray,…
A Super Bowl Surprise
Thanks to the power of social media, Denver Broncos star Vernon Davis answers a cancer patient's wish Alex Walter, 18, attends the hospital school most…
Meet Kate
Karen Vargas’ only plan was to find help for her 3-year-old daughter, Kate Zuno. At age 1, Kate’s health wasn’t right. She suffered from constipation…
You are Our Sunshine
This month, our very own Philip Sunshine, MD, emeritus professor of pediatrics, will be honored as a 2015 “Legend of Neonatology” at an awards gala…
“All of the pieces a child needs should operate together.”
Meet Savitri from Dunlap, CA. Savitri lives with cerebral palsy, developmental delays, seizures, and spastic quadriplegia. At 6:15 a.m., Beverly Baker starts getting her daughter,…
“I wish all of his doctors were in one building.”
Meet Evan, who lives at Beale Air Force Base, CA. Evan lives with neurofibromatosis, including physical and speech delays. “It hasn’t been easy for me…
“It’s a puzzle. It’s a juggle. And no one’s going to figure it out for you.”
Meet Isabella from San Marcos, CA. Isabella lives with Down syndrome, developmental delays, and a heart defect. April Villafaña and her daughter, Isabella, at their…
“It’s a ticking time bomb. We have to live our daily lives knowing that things could go haywire at any time.”
Meet Daniel from Ontario, CA. Daniel lives with neurofibromatosis. At 5:30 a.m., Manuel Iniguez wakes up Daniel, the youngest of his four children. “How do…
