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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. ...
New Journey Begins with Heart-Lung Transplant
Read more about Ellie Bowman's struggle with DiGeorge Syndrome and her experiences with St. Louis Children's Hospital. ...
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 ...
Asthma Should Never Interrupt a Day in the Park - Israel Westbrook
Israel Westbrook, age 10, is an active kid who likes playing outside. He loves school and is an honor roll ...
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. ...
Cooper's Kidney Story
Before Cooper Hendrix was even born, doctors detected a defect that would affect the health of his kidneys. ...