Born with fibular hemimelia, Caleb has lived with a limb length discrepancy his whole life. Thanks to innovative lengthening surgery, that’s no longer true.
When a 9-plus-pound tumor turned out to be sarcoma of the liver, 16-year-old Carson Hand kept a positive attitude throughout a challenging treatment regimen.
A passionate high school gymnast, Carson was experiencing pain due to a torn meniscus. Surgery and physical therapy allowed her to return to the mat.
Despite losing her lower leg to a rare, aggressive cancer called rhabdomyosarcoma, Keren has a positive outlook for her future.
Diagnosed at birth with beta thalassemia, Nene endured two blood and marrow transplants before being cured at age 5.
When 8-year-old baseball player Nolan was diagnosed with cancer in his femur, his family turned to Children’s for life-saving cancer care and pediatric sports physical therapy to help get him back in the game.
Born with dilated cardiomyopathy, Rynli needed a heart transplant in order to live. Children’s performed its 400th pediatric heart transplant to save her.
Adopted at 21 months of age, Tanvi had never seen a doctor. After being diagnosed with a rare spinal disorder, her family turned to Children’s for specialized pediatric surgical care.
Thanks to a blood and marrow transplant from a complete stranger, Alivia was able to fight her acute myeloid leukemia and start planning her next hairstyle.
When her pneumonia led to severe complications, Angelica Hale was given a second chance thanks to lifesaving procedures and a kidney transplant from her mother.