Guest blogger: Charles KwakyeWednesday, May 25, 2016
There's No Stopping Him
Jeremiah was born, and my wife called me at work and said, “Honey, there’s something wrong with Jeremiah.” Right then, I turned blue. Jeremiah was diagnosed with Crigler-Najjar type 2, a rare...
The last 25 years have transformed the ways in which we prevent, diagnose, and cure childhood diseases. Your support has helped translate promising scientific discoveries into groundbreaking...
We are immensely grateful for all that your extraordinary generosity has made possible for children and families in our community and beyond. Your generosity has been the driving force behind every...
Guest Blogger: Emily CanteyThursday, February 4, 2016
A grateful mom says thank you: The Bravest 10-year-old I Know
Editor’s note: Emily, our guest author, is an inspiration. For the 2015 Summer Scamper, she and her husband practiced for hours with their son, Ray, who has autism, so he’d be ready to hand out race...
On September 21, 18 foursomes of donors and friends played in the second annual Golf Classic to help raise funds for the child and adolescent mental health programs at Lucile Packard Children's...
Nurses in the Heart Center deliver extraordinary care and compassion on the front lines. It’s not uncommon this time of year to see refrigerators covered with holiday cards and warm wishes from...
How Your Support Helps in the Children’s Heart Center
Every day, the Children’s Heart Center at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford delivers unsurpassed outcomes for patients with complex heart conditions. As a not-for-profit hospital, we are...
Stephen Roth, MD, MPH, Director, Children’s Heart CenterTuesday, November 17, 2015
Shaping a Brighter Future
In medicine we often refer to the “natural history of disease”— the normal course that a disease takes in an individual if no treatment occurs. In the case of congenital heart disease, the “natural...
With some of the nation’s most innovative researchers in pediatric cardiology, the Children’s Heart Center is transforming the health and well-being of children with heart disease in our community...
Giving birth to her first child was a surreal experience for Tawny Aye—and not the way it is for most mothers. That evening in February 2007, there were as many as 14 doctors, nurses, and other staff...
