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Patient Stories

Emery's Second Chance: How An Organ Donor Saved Her Life

Even though Crissy Patterson was a first-time mom, as a nurse, she knew there was something not-quite-right about her newborn ...

Patient Stories

From Elana, With Care

Elana Loftspring was twelve when she decided to send care packages to children in need of comfort and care. ...

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"Dream Team" Gives Makenna Hope

Midway through their pregnancy, Meredith and Joe Barnes of Champaign, Illinois received devastating news. ...

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Double Listing Led to Liver for Anthony

A baby in a Minneapolis suburb needed a liver transplant, so his mom called St. Louis Children’s Hospital to ask ...

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Charlie's Story: St. Louis Children's Hospital First Proton Therapy Patient

In late November of last year, Julia and Jake North had their lives turned upside down when they received news ...

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Gabby's Story: Cord Blood Transplant Cures Sickle Cell Disease

This summer, Gabby Carter played on the beach. She waded into the ocean. She spent hours some afternoons in the ...

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Treatment of Last Resort at Children’s Hospital Saves Baby’s Life – Twice

Avory has had seven surgeries already to repair his organs. He has a birth defect, congenital diaphragmatic hernia, in which ...

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"Crazy" Chronic Pancreatitis

Crazy amazing. That’s how Willow Tolly describes the care she received at St. Louis Children’s Hospital over the past four ...

Patient Stories

The Risk You Have to Take

Read more about George's struggle with Influenza A and how he beat it and healed thanks to St. Louis Children's ...