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Epilepsy Should Never Interrupt Swim Class - Elsie Lastrina

After in-depth testing, a review of Elsie’s case by the Epilepsy Board of the Washington University Pediatric Epilepsy Center at ...

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Epilepsy Should Never Interrupt a Birthday - Jakrii Pearson

When Jakrii Pearson was almost 3, he began having seizures. Washington University neurologists at St. Louis Children’s Hospital discovered he ...

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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 ...

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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 ...