Bringing School to the Bedside
Back-to-school season can be difficult for kids who are getting treatment in the hospital. A Bay Area foundation tries to make it easier through the power of connection.
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pediatric cancer
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford Celebrates 30 Years of History
Since 1991, the hospital and health system have logged more than 6.1 million clinic visits, 2041 solid organ transplants, and 129,574 births.
Creative Ways We Are Supporting Hospital Patients During COVID-19
In the age of the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), Stanford Medicine Children’s Health has been… Read more »
My Packard Story: Keira and David
A kidney tumor sent Brandon to Packard Children’s when he was just 17 months old and a recurrence brought him back when he was 2. Today Brandon is a happy, healthy 11-year-old with no signs of cancer.
Balancing Care with Busy Boyhood
It’s been more than seven years since Cole Rossi was cured of a rare brain cancer. The tumor and therapy left him with low levels of growth hormone, double vision, and physical weakness. He remains on hormone treatment and gets MRIs twice a year. He sees an oncologist every six months and a neurologist every other year.
Rooting for Luke
Ongoing chemotherapy means that 8-year-old Luke O’Moore of Los Gatos cannot take part in his beloved BMX races. So members of the northern California BMX community came together to organize an exciting pro-am racing series and fundraiser in his honor.
