Meet Sophia: Softball player, big sister, hearing loss advocate
Sophia has glimmers of memories from her earliest days as a patient at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford. “I remember the feeling of being small,…
Category: Patient Stories
A New Immune System, a New Beginning
Lyndsay lights up when she talks about her 6-year-old daughter, Audrey. “She’s so strong and sassy,” Lyndsay says. Audrey loves to dance and play dress…
You Helped Give Sadie More Than New Lungs
Carrie grins when she talks about her daughter. “Sadie Rose’s name describes her perfectly. She’s sweet, caring, and generous. But she’s also got thorns—she’s tough,…
Honoring Timon: Labintcev Family Invests in Research to Fight Pediatric Brain Tumors
Timon was just 12 when he died from a brain tumor in 2024. In the face of this unimaginable loss, his parents, Yury Labintsev and…
Helping Heart Patients Thrive at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford
At the Betty Irene Moore Children’s Heart Center, exceptional care is not a goal, but a guarantee. So, where do we go next? Our best-in-class physicians, surgeons, and scientists have the audacious aim of curing congenital heart disease (CHD) in this generation. In honor of American Heart Month, let’s look at…
2025 Year in Review
Hope, Healed: Gene Therapy Breakthrough for Epidermolysis Bullosa Families affected by a painful and life-limiting skin condition, epidermolysis bullosa (EB), have new hope: a phase…
Transforming IBD Care
No one looks forward to getting a colonoscopy. Now imagine how uncomfortable and overwhelming it must be for children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), who…
Surgical Excellence Starts Here
Fifteen-year-old Dakota was riding an all-terrain vehicle near his Nevada home when he collided with a road sign, shattering his windpipe and severing his trachea….
Hazel Receives a Second Chance
When Hazel was 3 weeks old, she was put on hospice and given six months to live by her Oklahoma doctors. Her parents, Loren and…
Your Compassion in Action: Spiritual Care
The mission of Stanford Medicine Children’s Health is to heal humanity through science and compassion, one child and family at a time. “Of course, we…