Preschooler Spreads Joy After Fetal Surgery for Spina Bifida
When Yair Blumenfeld, MD, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist, receives a text message with a photo or video of Iliana, age 4, laughing, walking, and enjoying…
Category: Patient Stories
Humans of Packard Children’s (Summer 2023)
At age 2, Marlee-Jo was diagnosed with a rare form of childhood cancer called rhabdomyosarcoma. She had a tumor in her thigh, and the cancer…
Meet Marlee-Jo, Cancer Warrior Princess
“Little nugget” and cancer warrior princess On any given Sunday, you can find Marlee-Jo, age 5, and her family going round and round the lazy…
Meet Anthony, Your Summer Scamper Patient Hero
Mountain biker, food allergy champion Introducing solid foods to babies can be messy and exciting, but for Anthony’s family, it turned out to be terrifying…
Meet Iliana, Your Summer Scamper Patient Hero
Preschooler, chatterbox, fetal surgery champion Just 22 weeks into her pregnancy, Helisabed found out that her developing baby had the most serious form of spina…
Team Mia Honors Brave Packard Children’s Patient
“Mia was super-happy, positive, and enthusiastic to try anything,” recalls Elisa, Mia’s mom. Born in Italy, Mia was quick to pick up both Italian and…
Now I Am Safe
Editor’s note: We are so grateful to Alexander for sharing his story with us. Alexander is in the midst of oral immunotherapy treatment for his…
Fundraise Your Way
“Find something that you really enjoy because it makes the process a lot of fun,” says Dean Wu, a local high school student and patient…
You Helped Cece’s Family Keep the Faith
For Liz, Motherʼs Day is forever linked to Lucile Packard Childrenʼs Hospital Stanford. It all started with a springtime family outing in 2014. Liz was…
Happy Heart Month!
In honor of February's Heart Month, we're rallying together to support our care team members, patients and their families in the Betty Irene Moore Children's…