Ever since 3-year-old Effy (a cancer patient) first came to our hospital in July 2013, her beloved stuffed monkey Nunny has been with her for every treatment. Now, Nunny is missing, and the community...
There was something wrong with Joshua Copen’s hearing. No matter how many times doctors told Iara Peng, Joshua’s mother, that her baby with Down syndrome had normal hearing, she knew they were wrong...
Tierra Bergh, a busy mom of five, still vividly recalls this moment from nine years ago: “Maleki woke up, looked at me, and asked why we were in the hospital.” Her son Maleki, then 3 years old, had...
Guest blogger: Steven MarraThursday, February 26, 2015
Heart and Sole: Going the extra mile (or 61) to support our pediatric cardiology team and their patients
While his daughter Kate was receiving treatment in our Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, few things gave Steven solace like running. Today, he’s using his passion for endurance events to raise...
Guest blogger: Sophie HeerinckxWednesday, February 18, 2015
You are Our Sunshine
This month, our very own Philip Sunshine, MD, emeritus professor of pediatrics, will be honored as a 2015 “Legend of Neonatology” at an awards gala in Orlando. Called “one of the originals” in...
Everything about Elizabeth Rodriguez-Garcia’s pregnancy had been perfectly normal. She’d had morning sickness on occasion and felt a little tired some days, but at 25 weeks, the only real news she...
Brittany Lothe, mother to a NICU graduate, and co-founder of Will’s Way Foundation Tuesday, November 18, 2014
A Mom’s Viewpoint: Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way
On the day of Will’s birth, 1s were running wild. He was born in the 1 o’clock hour, on the 1st month of the year, on the 11th day of the month. He weighed a mere 1 pound, 11 ounces. Will was born...
Wednesday, Oct. 8, represents a milestone in the history of pediatric heart transplantation. That’s because Lizzy Craze, 32, hasn’t needed replacement of the donor heart during the 30 years it’s been...
Special Delivery: Volunteers go the extra mile to make a patient’s day
Recently the Roth Auxiliary volunteers who staff our hospital’s gift shop received a special note from Don Goad of Nashville, Tennessee. Don’s 4-year-old grandson, Micah, has a rare heart defect...
‘Heal EB’ and Eddie and Jill Vedder help fund treatments for children with life-threatening skin disorder
In another step toward the possible development of a cure for Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), a rare and life-threatening genetic skin disorder, the Southern California-based non-profit Heal EB, www...
