“At the end of the day, we are a normal family.”
Meet Celeste and Alexia from Marysville, CA. Celeste and Alexia live with 22q deletion syndrome. Celeste and Alexia Madrigal were each born without one kidney,…
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“Get up, and do it all over again. Every. Single. Day.”
Meet Emmett and Cohen from Grass Valley, CA. Emmett and Cohen live with type 1 diabetes. At 6:45 a.m., 8-year-old Emmett Jones wakes up and…
“There is a huge shortage of specialized therapists.”
Meet Kathryn from Fresno, CA. Kathryn lives with hydrocephalus, cerebral palsy, periventricular leukomalasia, agenisis of the corpus callosum, and cortical visual impairment. Dorilyn Chimienti takes…
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford Patient Hero Program
This program honors patients and their families and invites them to connect our donors and community with the mission of the hospital and child…
Retired physician captures images of our hospital expansion
Some people spend their retirement traveling the world, or at the very least away from their place of employment. Not Barry Fleisher, MD, a former…
Five Champions for Children who inspired us in 2015
Every day, our community fundraisers—who we call Champions for Children—inspire us with their passion to serve others and raise funds for our patients and their…
This Sunday: Watch Dateline NBC featuring Heart Center family
Hearing the news that your normally healthy child has a life-threatening heart disease and may need a heart transplant would be devastating for any parent….
Heart and Sole: Going the extra mile (or 61) to support our pediatric cardiology team and their patients
While his daughter Kate was receiving treatment in our Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, few things gave Steven solace like running. Today, he’s using his passion…
Video: Give hope this holiday season
When his local hospital in Nevada said there was “nothing left to do,” Xavr’s family almost gave up hope. Donor support helped fly Xavr to…
Supporting the whole child in the Children’s Heart Center
The Cardiac Psychology Program ensures that caring for mental health is an integral part of the healing process. Four-year-old Reina’s heart stopped beating one day…
