Health and Well-being Clinic Patient Stories

The medication to calm Londyn’s asthma caused steady weight gain. Now a patient of CHOP’s Health and Well-being Clinic, the 12-year-old found a passion for exercise. 

Miaya and Micah were bigger than other kids. Instead of feeling ashamed, they changed their lifestyles — and their BMI — with a focus on health, not weight.

A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, Bryant’s family received a wake-up call from the staff at the Trisomy 21 Program. Instead of steadily improving since his last visit, Bryant’s behavior had become troublesome, he’d gained a significant amount of weight and his blood work was concerning.

The Eisenstein family struggled to help their young daughter maintain a healthy body mass index (BMI), until they sought the help of experts in CHOP’s Healthy Weight Program.