After surgery to align a displaced section of the top of her femur, Lisa is back to the thing she loves most, dancing.  

Adina loves singing and musical theater. She’s able to enjoy them more fully now that treatment for Crohn’s disease has reduced her stomach pains and nausea.

Ty spent two years on a mostly liquid diet because of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Two days after surgery at CHOP, he ate a cheeseburger.

Emily was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes after a near-fatal incident as a baby. Now, she’s a happy and energetic 2-year-old.

Ricky was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 7. Now, he’s an exceptional lacrosse player, recruited to play for a Division 1 college team.

Makenzie suffered a terrifying illness when she was 7, a rapid decline in which she lost a quarter of her weight. With treatment at CHOP, she’s back to her healthy, happy self.

Lucy plays lacrosse, loves to bake, and shocks people with her theatrical makeup skills. She’s back to enjoying life after being very sick with Crohn’s disease.

Óðinn Orri Sævarsson was born with a potentially life-threatening disease rarely seen in Iceland, congenital hyperinsulinism (HI). Quick action and a team effort between Icelandic specialists and CHOP's International Patient Services got Óðinn to CHOP for treatment, where he was cured.

Steven came in to the world facing more challenges than most people face in a lifetime, but after 35 medical procedures and 12 major surgeries by CHOP specialists, the 12-year-old is thriving.

Emoni’s family relocated from Atlanta to be near Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia so she could get the expert care she needed immediately after birth.

After a heart transplant at 9 weeks old, Katrina is now a busy college student and a fierce advocate for organ donation.

Lily was only a week old when CHOP corrected her condition called transposition of the great arteries (TGA). Now she’s an active and caring 7-year-old.

When 6-year-old Ali became seriously ill for the second time, his family believed only one place in the world could offer him the best care — Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Miles was born with malformed ureters, putting his kidneys at risk of infection. The medical team at CHOP treated him with antibiotics until he was ready for the surgery that cured him.

Brandon ate his first real meal at age 17 — after a stem cell transplant to cure a rare genetic disease that had afflicted him throughout his childhood.

Two-year-old Olivia, born with a rare genetic disease, beat the odds, thanks to a clinical trial at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

Amelia and Allison were born as conjoined twins, connected at the chest and abdomen. Surgery at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia separated them.

Five days before Matthew started college, an accident with a miter saw caused serious injury to his arm and almost cut short his freshman year.

Hannah's failed hearing test led her doctor to discover she had enlarged adenoids. They were removed during outpatient surgery at a CHOP Surgery Center in King of Prussia.  

A day at the beach turned into a nightmare when a sand cave collapsed on Edgar. He was rushed to CHOP where a world-renowned ECMO team saved his life.