Lynn Nichols and Jodi MouratisWednesday, July 8, 2020
Small but Mighty
When Bronte Benedict was born last October, everything seemed to go as expected. She loved to be held and to go for walks in her stroller with her parents, Marvin and Amanda, near the family’s home...
Bronte is still a baby, but Packard Children’s is already planning for her family’s long-term needs. For young kids with life-threatening heart arrythmias, especially those who have experienced a...
Being in the hospital can be challenging, and during the COVID-19 pandemic Packard Children’s patient families are facing new difficulties. To adhere to social distancing practices as well as county...
When Stephanie DeHart welcomed her baby boy, Nicholas, in March 2003, she felt a mixture of joy and fear. Nicholas was diagnosed with a devastating heart condition called tetralogy of Fallot, which...
Hi, Children’s Fund donors! I’m Athena. I’m almost 16 years old, and I want to share my story of how Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford—and you—saved my life. I was born and raised here in...
Last week, our hospital was bursting with love thanks to YOU! Thank you to the hundreds of people who sent messages of hope and donated to our Valentine's fundraiser. We received more than 1,000...
With Visionary Gift from Additional Ventures, Packard Children’s Joins Research Initiative on Single Ventricle Heart Defects
The Betty Irene Moore Children’s Heart Center at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford and Stanford University School of Medicine have received a $1 million grant from Additional Ventures to...
Happy Valentine's Day! Our hospital is bursting with love today, thanks to YOU! Thank you to the thousands of people who sent messages of hope and donated to our Valentine's fundraiser! We received...
When asked what he’d like to say to donors who support the patients and families at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, Yassen simply says, “I love you.” The 6-year-old's personality is...
Today on Humans of Packard Children's: Meet Xander
“I got connected with Dr. Bernstein who, within 10 hours of him getting the email, he just picked up the phone, called me, and he told me, 'If your son does need treatment or open-heart surgery, we...
