Opening the Doors to a Brighter Future
You made cancer a distant memory for Lydia. On a sunny morning in June 1991, 6-year-old Lydia Lee rode in an ambulance to the brand…
Category: Patient Stories
One of My Proudest Moments
Packard Children’s was initially just a place where our family’s healthy babies were born. That all changed for us 15 years ago when one of…
Kindergarten, Here We Come
Your hospital saved our baby at 13 months of age, successfully removing a tumor which ran bowel to heart. We had kindergarten orientation last night!…
Doris is Breathing Easier Thanks to You
Doris “Lipstick Girl” Diaz never left the house without a shiny coat of pink lip gloss. More than keeping up appearances, it was her way…
There’s No Stopping Him
Jeremiah was born, and my wife called me at work and said, “Honey, there’s something wrong with Jeremiah.” Right then, I turned blue. Jeremiah was…
The Miracle of Life
I never thought this day would come. I got to dance with my son at his wedding. My son, Brian, entered Packard Children’s at 16…
A Second Chance to Say Thank You
Your support provided care for two generations of a local family. Baby Shannon Ivarson needed a hero when she entered the world at Stanford Hospital….
A New Identity
I was a teenager in the midst of three years of chemotherapy treatment for leukemia when Packard Children’s opened its doors. Up to that point,…
Governing Board Documents
Administrative Association Mission/Vision/Values Association By-Laws: January 2014 Association Policies and Guidelines 2018 Roster 2018 Calendar Archive All Hands on Board Cents and Sensibility…
Fifteen-year-old Robert runs for music therapy
Fifteen-year-old Robert Miranda is a winner in our eyes. Not because he got 3rd place at the 2015 National Junior Olympics for the 3,000 meter…
