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Lurie Children’s Patient Cured by Bone Marrow Transplant Delivers Valedictorian Speech at University of San Francisco
“Would I be alive without my brother’s bone marrow?” is a question Samantha Phelan asks herself often. Recently, she posed the question as she delivered the valedictorian speech at the University of San... Read More
Baby Girl Joins Twin Sister at Home after Fetal Surgeon Removes Her Life-Threatening Tumor
Twin sisters Jenessa and Genesis were delivered Dec. 19, but it wasn’t until June that parents Theodora and Epimenio were able to bring them home together for the first time, donning coordinating onesies... Read More
Hope in Midst of Tragedy for a Little Girl with a Rare Cancer
When Fionah Raymond was just 3-months-old, her ear began to bleed without stopping. This was initially thought to be related to an ear infection, but when the symptoms progressed despite treatment, it was... Read More
Cleft Lip on the Neck? Lurie Children’s Surgeon Corrects Girl’s Rare Condition
Everything about Sami’s pregnancy had gone smoothly, so when her second daughter was born, the delivery room doctor’s reaction was frightening. “The doctor held her out and said ‘oh no,’” Sami recalled. Her... Read More
Lurie Children’s Prom 2019 – Written in the Stars
Once again our Children’s Programs Team hosted an unforgettable evening. Planned by our Activity Coordinators and Skylight TV team, this year’s prom Written in the Stars treated our teen patients to the full... Read More
Things Nicco Taught Me: One Father Reflects on Time With His Son
Nicco and Pete are a dynamic father and son duo who frequently visit Lurie Children’s for appointments and overnight stays. Nicco, 9, has Down syndrome and Hirschsprung’s disease, a condition that affects the... Read More