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1,000 Stars for Jake

18-year-old Jake Vollmer is a Cardinals fan – a big Cardinals fan. His room in his family’s Florissant home is ...

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First Patient With Fontan Fenestration To Undergo Spinal Fusion At St. Louis Children’s Hospital

Julia Wynne has dealt with a wide variety of medical issues with fortitude and grace since the day she was ...

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Young Teen Undergoes Rare Heart-Lung Transplant At St. Louis Children's Hospital

Spencer Kolman was a busy, seemingly healthy teen a year ago. He was involved in drama, band, hockey and Boy ...

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Cancer Should Never Interrupt a Life’s Journey - Stephen Burrows

When Stephen Burrows was 15 and a sophomore in high school, he began having what he describes as blackouts when ...

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Zach - Three-time Cancer Survivor Shares Recipe for Life

There's no one better to describe the special care St. Louis Children's Hospital provides than our patients and their families ...

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Yorlene Reyes - Ahead of the Curve

Learn more about Yorlene Reyes' surgery with St. Louis Children's Hospital to help correct the curve in her spine. ...

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Wyatt: Surgeons Collaborate to Improve Treatment for Craniosynostosis

When Wyatt Heilman was 4 months old, he was diagnosed with craniosynostosis, a condition that occurs when one or more ...

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Tysen: From Sideline to Success Story

When Tysen Barton wasn’t feeling well on the morning of his football playoff game, his parents thought it was just ...

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Tyler's Story: Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy

Tyler King is just four years old, but his determination is inspiring. For the first four years of his life ...