After months of progressive symptoms, Shawn was diagnosed with a rare condition called anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis.

After Lena was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare childhood cancer, her family took her to Children’s. Today, they are beyond thankful they made the four-hour trek.

Thanks to a blood and marrow transplant from a complete stranger, Alivia was able to fight her acute myeloid leukemia and start planning her next hairstyle.

Born with fibular hemimelia, Caleb has lived with a limb length discrepancy his whole life. Thanks to innovative lengthening surgery, that’s no longer true.

When a 9-plus-pound tumor turned out to be sarcoma of the liver, 16-year-old Carson Hand kept a positive attitude throughout a challenging treatment regimen.

A passionate high school gymnast, Carson was experiencing pain due to a torn meniscus. Surgery and physical therapy allowed her to return to the mat.

For more than two years, Claire battled leukemia through chemotherapy treatments at Children’s before she entered remission. Along the way, her family found a community.

Born with fibular hemimelia, Clark’s legs were on track to be 3 inches apart in length. Thanks to an external fixator, that difference has shrunk.

Eric has had many mountains to climb over the course of his lengthy battle with leukemia. But he remains committed to finding joy in things many take for granted.

For months, 8-year-old Evelyn’s symptoms were a mystery. When she discovered she had Crohn’s, she joined the search for a cure for the chronic disease.