Ali KagawaWednesday, May 13, 2020

Full Circle Philanthropy: Felix Gets a Big Surprise

Last month, we shared a sweet story of how one of our patients, 15-year-old Felix from Castro Valley, donated his hard-earned savings to support front line workers during the COVID-19 crisis. He...
Megan Alpers-RaschefskyTuesday, April 21, 2020

"Families Need You:" One Mom Describes Facing COVID-19 with Two Medically Fragile Children

Editor’s note: Jessica Davenport of Muscle Shoals, Alabama is the proud mom of Kruz, 6, and Paizlee, 5, who have a rare and fatal form of dwarfism called Schimke immuno-osseous dysplasia (SIOD). Kruz...
Krishna Farol-SchenckWednesday, April 1, 2020

10 Years of Care

In April 2010, Mason was rushed to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford at just 7 weeks old. He was born with a life-threatening, rare liver disease...
Guest blogger: Athena TranFriday, March 6, 2020

You Gave Me a Future

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...
Krishna Farol-SchenckFriday, February 14, 2020

Dylan's Legacy

Philanthropy plays an integral role in propelling research at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford and Stanford University School of Medicine. Donor support enables our teams to conduct more...
Wednesday, February 5, 2020

49ers Fans Showed Their Hearts of (Red and) Gold!

You did it! Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford and faithful 49ers fans have won the Touchdown for Kids' Health Fan Challenge against Children's Mercy Kansas City and Chiefs fans! We had so...
Lynn NicholsWednesday, December 4, 2019

Research and Medicine Soar

It’s fitting that the top floor of Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford offers cures that seemed pie in the sky only a few years ago. The new fifth floor, which is opening in the winter, is a...
Esther and Dan LevyWednesday, December 4, 2019

Andrew's Song

From our first week with Andrew in the hospital in December 2014, we have dreamt of having a music therapy program that would bring moments of joy to the children and families dealing with the...
Krishna Farol-SchenckWednesday, October 30, 2019

Tiny but Mighty: Baby Jack's Memory Lives On

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. To some, this month comes and goes without thinking much about it, but to others, the grief is raw, it’s messy. The Caulfield family understands...
Krishna Farol-SchenckTuesday, October 15, 2019

A Lifetime of Impact

The Stanford Home for Convalescent Children, affectionately known as the Con Home, played an important role in the history of Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford. Founded 100 years ago in...