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Patient Stories

Anthony Bechelli - Singing a Survivor's Tune

Anthony Bechelli’s heroes are musicians like Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page. He’s a musician who appreciates the classics. ...

Patient Stories

Adiba - The "picture" of success

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. If that's the case, one of Adiba Islam's most recent masterpieces ...

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600 Better Lives -- Sara Kate Helps Begin 12 Years

In 1987 at the University of Virginia, pediatric neurosurgeon T.S. Park, MD, sought to decrease the cerebral palsy spasticity of ...

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Epilepsy Should Never Interrupt Swim Class - Elsie Lastrina

After in-depth testing, a review of Elsie’s case by the Epilepsy Board of the Washington University Pediatric Epilepsy Center at ...

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Epilepsy Should Never Interrupt a Birthday - Jakrii Pearson

When Jakrii Pearson was almost 3, he began having seizures. Washington University neurologists at St. Louis Children’s Hospital discovered he ...

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Emery's Second Chance: How An Organ Donor Saved Her Life

Even though Crissy Patterson was a first-time mom, as a nurse, she knew there was something not-quite-right about her newborn ...

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From Elana, With Care

Elana Loftspring was twelve when she decided to send care packages to children in need of comfort and care. ...

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"Dream Team" Gives Makenna Hope

Midway through their pregnancy, Meredith and Joe Barnes of Champaign, Illinois received devastating news. ...

Patient Stories

Double Listing Led to Liver for Anthony

A baby in a Minneapolis suburb needed a liver transplant, so his mom called St. Louis Children’s Hospital to ask ...