< class="teaser__title">Access to Expert Care Helps Nyssa to Thrive Nyssa has Turner Syndrome, a chromosomal abnormality that can cause a wide range of life-threatening medical issues. She was originally given a less than 2% chance of surviving to full-term, but Nyssa defied the odds. Read More
< class="teaser__title">A Day in the Life of a Child Life Specialist Foster Rosemund is a Certified Child Life Specialist at Children’s Hospital Colorado. As part of the Child Life team, she works in the hospital’s cardiac units, helping patient families facing difficult diagnoses to cope. Here, Foster shares about a typical day on the job. Read More
< class="teaser__title">Del autodesprecio al amor propio Un ensayo personal de Luthien, una paciente de 16 años de Children's Colorado que buscó valientemente ayuda y encontró la curación. Read More
< class="teaser__title">From Self-Loathing to Self-Love A personal essay by Luthien, a 16-year-old Children’s Hospital Colorado patient who bravely sought help and found healing. Read More
< class="teaser__title">Pediatric Mental Health is in a ‘State of Emergency’ We have reached a critical juncture in our ability to address the pediatric mental health crisis. Suicide is the leading cause of death for kids starting at age 10 in Colorado, and thoughts of suicide or a suicide attempt are among the top reasons that patients come to our emergency departments. Read More
< class="teaser__title">‘You Can’t Take it With You’ The inspiration behind one donor’s major gift to child health research. Read More
< class="teaser__title">One Mom’s Mission to Advance Leukemia Breakthroughs in Honor of Her Son After her 15-year-old son, Will, died of leukemia, Claudia Maniatis made it her mission to give more cancer patients a fighting chance through research. Read how her foundation is supporting groundbreaking new discoveries at Children’s Colorado – all in honor of Will. Read More
< class="teaser__title">Back-to-School is a Big Deal for Leo After Years of Being Immunocompromised In kindergarten, Leo was diagnosed with a rare, life-threatening blood disorder. For years, he missed out on routine daily activities. Then, COVID hit. Two bone marrow transplants and 275 nights in the hospital, Leo hopes this school year will be different. Read More
< class="teaser__title">Dalilah’s ‘Electric Spirit’ Shines Bright Dalilah came into the world missing part of her right arm – “limb different,” as her family describes it – but she has never allowed those differences to stop her from doing the same things as any other kid. Read More
< class="teaser__title">Trailblazing Physician-Scientist Uncovers New Therapies for Kids Suffering from Inflammatory Bowel Disease Dr. Edwin de Zoeten works at the intersection of research, education and clinical care – and he’s leveraging that unique role to bring new discoveries from the lab to the bedside to help patients facing the debilitating effects of inflammatory bowel disease. Read More