When Diane Flynn’s third child was born with a cleft lip in 2001, her family embarked on a series of six surgeries and appointments with dozens of specialists at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital...
Our roots as a community-supported hospital run deep Our mission of delivering the very best care started nearly 100 years ago. Thanks to the loyal support of donors like you, we have provided life-...
Dear Friends, At Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, we are committed to caring for children and expectant mothers, regardless of their family’s ability to pay. Your support of the Children’...
Your Support Helps Edgar’s Family Through Their Most Difficult Times
When Edgar’s family learned that their sweet 14-year-old boy had cancer, they found themselves in a swirl of uncertainty. Their life was suddenly a sea of doctors, nurses, surgeries, chemotherapy,...
Unleashing Cancer Immunotherapy Against a Diabolical Disease
It was in 6th grade that Crystal Mackall, MD, associate director of the Stanford Cancer Institute and professor of pediatrics (hematology/oncology) and of medicine at the Stanford University School...
Giselle Contreras, age 5, and her mom, Gabriella Medrano-ContrerasTuesday, May 23, 2017
Even Wondergirl Needs Heroes
GABRIELLA: The day before Giselle’s 3rd birthday, we came to Packard Children’s. She had been sick for two weeks, and we wanted more extensive testing done. On the way home, I received a phone call...
Stanford scientists describe stem-cell and gene-therapy advances in scientific symposium
Using stem cells and gene therapy to treat or cure disease may still sound like science fiction, but a recent scientific meeting here emphasized all the fronts on which it is moving closer and closer...
Bad for the bone: The toll of childhood chronic disease
Mary Leonard, MD, is pointing at a spine MRI scan of a young adult who had a bone marrow transplant in childhood. “That vertebra is compressed,” said Leonard, a professor of pediatrics and of...
Listen to the podcast There’s a new kid on the block in cancer treatment. Actually it’s an old kid who’s been around for awhile but is being heralded as new and potentially groundbreaking: immuno-...
Every day, donors like you make gifts of all sizes to build a healthier future for children and expectant mothers. Your support makes our hospital a special place for our patients and families, and...
