Baby brother, nap enthusiast, and rare disease ambassador Seven-month-old Weston is a happy, chubby, sweet baby. His older brother Ryker and older sister Harley adore him, and he smiles easily at new...
“Little nugget” and cancer warrior princess On any given Sunday, you can find Marlee-Jo, age 5, and her family going round and round the lazy river at the waterpark near their home in Santa Maria,...
Mountain biker, food allergy champion Introducing solid foods to babies can be messy and exciting, but for Anthony’s family, it turned out to be terrifying as well. An encounter with yogurt led to...
Preschooler, chatterbox, fetal surgery champion Just 22 weeks into her pregnancy, Helisabed found out that her developing baby had the most serious form of spina bifida, called myelomeningocele. With...
Summer Scamper 5k and Kids’ Fun Run to Benefit Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford
Join us for a fun-filled morning on the Stanford University campus! The annual Summer Scamper 5k and kids’ fun run returns to the beautiful Stanford University campus on Sunday, June 25. Summer...
On Saturday, June 18, we celebrated our hospital’s biggest community fundraiser of the year, Summer Scamper, presented by Gardner Capital. More than 1,500 community members ran, walked, skipped, and...
Meet Our 2022 Summer Scamper Hospital Hero: Lisa Hoyte
“One of my favorite parts of being an allergy and immunology nurse is the relationships we can develop with our patients,” says Lisa Hoyte. “I have one patient who I met when he was about 9-...
Packard Children’s Nurse Scampers for 10th Year … Just Differently!
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford nurse Tiffany Jorgenson, RN, has a lot to celebrate. In June, she will mark 10 years of Scamper-ing in honor of her cousin, Priscilla, who is an active,...
Many things have changed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. But one thing that hasn’t changed: Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford team member Margarita Ramirez is looking forward to...
"In your deepest, darkest moment you chose to spare another family from that. And to give another kid you never knew a chance at life." That moment when 5-year-old Hana, a heart patient at our...
