Foundation Stories

After staged reconstructive heart surgery as a baby, doctors discovered Hailee's heart was beating too slowly and implanted a pacemaker to steady the rhythm.

Alivya traveled to CHOP from her home in Indiana to receive treatment for Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome. Today, she’s home — and smiling.

Born with heart disease and later developing heart failure, Hudson needed a heart transplant. Today, the 5-year-old is running circles around his parents.

In unlocking the key to Elijah’s mystery illness, CHOP doctors identified a new autoimmune disease and developed a customized plan to treat his disorder.

Despite efforts to save his toes, Brandon required an amputation. With help from experts at CHOP, he’s back playing his favorite sports.

A CHOP community health worker is helping Jaaron and his family better manage his type 1 diabetes by offering support like accompanying them to appointments and connecting them to nearby resources.

Eager to talk, question and explain, Ella, 7, has an engaging personality. After a cancerous mass was found in Ella’s abdomen, and then another in her lungs, she’s on a treatment plan that isn’t getting in the way of her being a happy, active kid.

Diagnosed with Leber congenital amaurosis as a baby, Hannah was on a path to going blind until gene therapy at Children’s Hospital restored her sight.

Johanna, used integrative health techniques including massage therapy to relax during treatment for leukemia. Today, she’s in remission.

After a serious accident in Montana, Georgia, 10, was sent to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for a life-saving lymphatic procedure.