Crohn's Disease: Gabriella's Story Gabriella’s IBD symptoms went from bad to worse, that’s when her family took her to CHOP. Today, she’s an energetic 10-year-old who enjoys sports.
Sudden Cardiac Arrest: Maeve's Story Maeve was at softball practice when her heart stopped. Thanks to immediate care and world-class treatment at CHOP, the teen is back on the ballfield and doing great.
Food Protein-induced Enterocolitis Syndrome: Dean's Story Diagnosed with food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES) as an infant, Dean received personalized treatment at CHOP and is now thriving.
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD): Garrett After his IBD diagnosis, Garrett couldn’t be far from a bathroom after eating. Now, he eats nonstop — his favorite food is chocolate and vanilla swirl ice cream.
Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis as a Teen: Hannah's Story Faced with an MS diagnosis at 16, Hannah works with her team of neurologists at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to manage her disease and stay physically active.
Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Repair: Sophia’s Story With two successful surgeries to repair her cleft lip and cleft palate, and a third a few years down the road, 2-year-old Sophia is thriving.
Crohn's Disease: Lacey's Story Severe stomach pain brought Lacey to CHOP, where a doctor recognized her symptoms as IBD. She’s now a strong advocate for the need for more research.
Crohn's Disease: Eddie's Story After a long journey to find an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) treatment that worked long term, Eddie is able to focus on practicing his basketball technique.
Crohn’s Disease: Brandon's Story Brandon has big dreams to be an actor or a scientist. His parents are overjoyed to see their son happy and engaged after struggling with Crohn’s disease.
Crohn’s Disease: Kyle Kyle’s Crohn’s disease used to keep him sidelined from his favorite passion — soccer. Treatment at CHOP and a new medication has him back in action.
