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St. Louis Teen Won't Let What Some Call a Disadvantage Slow Him Down
Brandon suffered a stoke in 2018 at age 17. He was hospitalized for a month. Therapy helped him build back ...
Camp Crescent Brings Summer Fun to Kids with Painful Blood Disease
Camp Crescent is run by St. Louis Children’s Hospital in Potosi, MO exclusively for children ages 8-12 with sickle cell ...
St. Louis Soap Box Derby Extra Special for Pair of Brothers
Landre (11) and his brother Jamerius (13) have Sickle-cell disease, which is when red blood cells have an abnormal shape ...
Team Spirit Fuels the Fight of Her Life: The Real Story Behind Laila and the Blues
Read more about Laila's story and struggle with HLH (hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis). Learn how the St. Louis Blues helped fuel Laila. ...
A Sister's Gift Saves Her Brothers
Learn more about Camren and Camar's struggle with sickle cell anemia and their experiences with St. Louis Children's Hospital. ...
Averie Tibbs: A Rare Match Leads to Life-Saving Second Bone Marrow Transplant
Averie, now 13, was diagnosed as an infant with the inherited blood disorder beta thalassemia major. Averie had been receiving ...
Medical Animation: Sickle Cell Anemia
In this video St. Louis Children's Hospital explains what sickle cell anemia is and how it works. Learn more. ...
Gabby's Story: Cord Blood Transplant Cures Sickle Cell Disease
This summer, Gabby Carter played on the beach. She waded into the ocean. She spent hours some afternoons in the ...