Patient Stories
Patient Stories

A Family's Faith Helps Defy the Odds

Mary and Mark Vicente always wanted a second child to join their 12-year-old daughter, Billy. The family knew it was ...

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A Family Faces Williams Syndrome

Tracey and Jeff Clobes are parents of Abby, a 9-year-old girl with a rare genetic disorder, Williams Syndrome. The couple ...

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Evan Wells: Receive Incompatible Heart Transplant

At less than 4 months of age, Evan Wells was the first patient at St. Louis Children’s Hospital to receive ...

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Courtney's Promise

Courtney Phinney will spend the rest of her life making good on a promise – a promise she credits for ...

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Complex Medical History Brings Young Scoliosis Patient 400 Miles to St. Louis

Madison Miller is creative. She makes YouTube videos, loves makeup and designs art at her home in Udall, Kansas. ...

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Clare's Victory Dance

Imagine yourself trying to maintain a straight-A average in school, practice competitive tap, jazz, and modern dance for twenty hours ...

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Clara's Story

It was just after Clara Dawson’s first birthday when her family noticed something different about her little legs. One leg ...

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Cassidy's Perfect Pencils

10-year-old Cassidy McPartland’s smile lights up a room. And it’s that smile and sweet demeanor that has helped make her ...

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Cancer Should Never Interrupt a Future Leader - Tomiyah Bell

When Tomiyah Bell was 19 and a freshman at Southern Illinois University – Carbondale, something odd happened. She was giving ...

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Bryn's Story

When parents talk about their child’s transplant, they’ll use words like “miracle,” “answered prayer,” or “life changing.” But when it ...

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