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class="description paragraph1"> <p>Meet the young patients who inspire us to do our finest work. Twins who needed lifesaving surgery while still in their mom's womb. A teenager whose new lungs helped her return to cheerleading. A toddler who faced and beat an aggressive form of leukemia. Follow their journeys here.</p> </div> <div class="eyebrow">Filter by condition</div> <div class="list-select"> <a class="heading" href="#"> All Conditions </a> <div class="options"> <ul> <li class=selected> <a href="/patient-stories"> All Conditions </a> </li> <li > <a href="/patient-stories?c=D4F14CA7D4944891B0659A5B2A978BA3"> Congenital diaphragmatic hernia </a> </li> <li > <a href="/patient-stories?c=389BEB941B1045D68B8ABC5DEA4C4695"> Cystic fibrosis </a> </li> <li > <a href="/patient-stories?c=B7A14DFCF0324F9CB8CAADDA55CD47D0"> Epilepsy </a> </li> <li > <a href="/patient-stories?c=1E7DF208EF854D08B018ACD6332192A3"> Ewing's sarcoma </a> </li> <li > <a href="/patient-stories?c=4A9E8334859B4C038DDDD2DABB36F170"> Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) </a> </li> <li > <a href="/patient-stories?c=F54FF7246408481095C016381160EB84"> Leukemia </a> </li> <li > <a href="/patient-stories?c=DB04E0614474489C91EB24BC1E418590"> Migraines </a> </li> <li > <a href="/patient-stories?c=0A210124DF7443DDA940B60FD3A7D945"> Neuroblastoma </a> </li> <li > <a href="/patient-stories?c=291F5BA172094C3C8F30BB97167CB790"> Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) </a> </li> <li > <a href="/patient-stories?c=995441B3A7F444B48904DA61FBBBDE88"> Ulcerative colitis </a> </li> <li > <a href="/patient-stories?c=F2C0326D112E419CA110E5D13F888BF9"> Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="cards"> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/lorelei-batty" class="phantom-link"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-bch/images/patient-story/hero/patient-lorelei-batty-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=699c6e92c75e4b82b7fa677bf16955b2&hash=DDF84C1A806EABE643C51A5B5666F566" alt="patient-lorelei-batty-2x" /> <p class="font-larger"> 4-Year-Old Has a Total Pancreatectomy </p> <p> A 4-year-old with pancreatitis and damage to her lungs and heart was one of the youngest U.S. patients to undergo a total pancreatectomy. Read her story. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <span class="include-ucsf-arrow"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/johnny-oliver" class="phantom-link"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-bch/images/patient-story/hero/patient-johnny-oliver-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=3a06fcee0b834b3ba3673e2378728d19&hash=DE62F66EC7E3A6ED576FDB40F1DDE04C" alt="patient-johnny-oliver-2x" /> <p class="font-larger"> A Cure for Boy's Frightening Epileptic Seizures </p> <p> A boy with hallucinations was diagnosed with epilepsy. After pediatric neurosurgery at UCSF to remove an abnormal growth on his brain, he's seizure-free. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <span class="include-ucsf-arrow"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/harper-swearingen" class="phantom-link"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-bch/images/patient-story/hero/patient-harper-swearingen-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=46307fe3f33742528318eca6f97db7ba&hash=AF575C4427522791BDACF5AE8544629C" alt="patient-harper-swearingen-2x" /> <p class="font-larger"> A Lifesaver for Baby: Specialized Pulmonary Hypertension Care </p> <p> A baby with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) and pulmonary hypertension (PH) has hernia repair surgery and infusion therapy for PH at UCSF. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <span class="include-ucsf-arrow"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/lauren-mclaughlan" class="phantom-link"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-bch/images/patient-story/hero/patient-lauren-mclaughlan-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=3ab81c2a32d54292b0ce2caaa6ca6f8e&hash=6AC1DB87F9ADB51F4A2FF31E0CE6E964" alt="patient-lauren-mclaughlan-2x" /> <p class="font-larger"> After AVM Brain Surgery: From Stroke Patient to SnowFest Queen </p> <p> A girl born with arteriovenous malformation (AVM) has a stroke, undergoes pediatric brain surgery at UCSF, and returns to school and snow skiing. See more. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <span class="include-ucsf-arrow"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/ally-jenkins" class="phantom-link"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-bch/images/patient-story/hero/patient-ally-jenkins-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=f1a73f97a5e94714a7b7182ddd947c8d&hash=3584BAC0C5966AC9DF8C8ACF8E61F982" alt="patient-ally-jenkins-2x" /> <p class="font-larger"> After Two Lung Transplants, Teen Gets Her Life Back </p> <p> A high school cheerleader with severe pulmonary hypertension returns to the sidelines after two lung transplants. Read her inspiring story. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <span class="include-ucsf-arrow"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/mina-olson" class="phantom-link"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-bch/images/patient-story/hero/patient-mina-olson-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=75db7c8aebbd47ad9b8702ca13e2e2dc&hash=BDDEA55F9A4E66DA4AAD1755B53598F1" alt="patient-mina-olson-2x" /> <p class="font-larger"> Bone Marrow Transplant Helps Baby Beat Aggressive Leukemia </p> <p> A girl with difficult-to-treat leukemia (AML) recovers, thanks to care from a pediatric leukemia expert at UCSF. See the whole story. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <span class="include-ucsf-arrow"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/jajuan-alcorn" class="phantom-link"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-bch/images/patient-story/hero/patient-jajuan-alcorn-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=39ecd70db2964437b10d7652ec8838be&hash=6B2DE6398B9912B312E28CD6E7065C68" alt="patient-jajuan-alcorn-2x" /> <p class="font-larger"> Boys' Friendship Began in UCSF Dialysis Unit </p> <p> Boys with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis met in our pediatric dialysis unit and have supported each other on their kidney disease journey ever since. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <span class="include-ucsf-arrow"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/iris-mister" class="phantom-link"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-bch/images/patient-story/hero/patient-iris-mister-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=b7a7bc56797f4849aab11d20f778f213&hash=0270583A2309ED1170D983B78F7423B6" alt="" /> <p class="font-larger"> Critical Heart Support Helps Baby Thrive </p> <p> The family of a baby with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) gets critical support from the Single Ventricle Home Monitoring Program between critical cardiac surgeries. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <span class="include-ucsf-arrow"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/derrick-lee" class="phantom-link"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-bch/images/patient-story/hero/patient-derrick-lee-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=ba508d392a9e49d69cac8b6388e8b4cd&hash=1533F1349ECBE9B70682A81F8400C025" alt="patient-derrick-lee-2x" /> <p class="font-larger"> Dad's Liver Donation Saves Baby With Biliary Atresia </p> <p> A father donates part of his liver to save the life of his baby son born with biliary atresia. Find out why a liver transplant was the only option. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <span class="include-ucsf-arrow"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/allison-dsouza" class="phantom-link"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-bch/images/patient-story/hero/patient-allison-dsouza-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=397df39ef71a4fb2969f2e4f355ada8d&hash=3F402E4191B72C7A398E195A487CAF34" alt="patient-allison-dsouza-2x" /> <p class="font-larger"> Dramatic Recovery for Teen With Pulmonary Hypertension </p> <p> Follow a teen's pulmonary hypertension journey, from always out of breath to walking a 5K, and the nationally recognized pediatric team that helped her. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <span class="include-ucsf-arrow"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/carson-and-dylan-riggs" class="phantom-link"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-bch/images/patient-story/hero/patient-carson-and-dylan-riggs-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=f8ac9e62153f4844bd9170ea6a965ee4&hash=7017390CF41CAAEC4C3DC00410B9E4FE" alt="patient-carson-and-dylan-riggs-2x" /> <p class="font-larger"> Fetal Surgery Saves Boys with Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome </p> <p> Boys with twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) have lifesaving fetal surgery at 17 weeks and become happy, healthy babies. Read their story. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <span class="include-ucsf-arrow"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/meghann-bauer" class="phantom-link"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-bch/images/patient-story/hero/patient-meghann-bauer-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=ac9277fb597f40f0b1b9559e23000e93&hash=329D7EE8B1C32157A315B568F969C31A" alt="patient-meghann-bauer-2x" /> <p class="font-larger"> Fetal Surgery Saves Her Twins' Lives </p> <p> A woman whose unborn babies had twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) has healthy, full-term babies after close monitoring and a fetal laser procedure. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <span class="include-ucsf-arrow"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/peter-dickson" class="phantom-link"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-bch/images/patient-story/hero/patient-peter-dickson-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=b84ef122b4814db8993e6b6f4aee34bf&hash=69F72BD1DD3532E7F211BD6A81B0367D" alt="patient-peter-dickson-2x" /> <p class="font-larger"> Finally Leukemia-Free at Age 6 </p> <p> Family-centered care helps parents cope with their young son's acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) diagnosis. Find out how he made a full recovery. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <span class="include-ucsf-arrow"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/tru-banks" class="phantom-link"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-bch/images/patient-story/hero/patient-tru-banks-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=4a365bbe69824b4da55541151617b303&hash=FBDCAFE07C2E34B177408873C9B07845" alt="patient-tru-banks-2x" /> <p class="font-larger"> From Tiny Preemie to Nonstop Toddler </p> <p> A 3-pound preemie with tracheoesophageal fistula and unable to swallow had surgery hours after birth. Now he's a toddler who loves animals. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <span class="include-ucsf-arrow"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/kimmy-ramirez" class="phantom-link"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-bch/images/patient-story/hero/patient-kimmy-ramirez-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=9b4ddac2d98147d1b12a80ba83831ca5&hash=DF51323336A0BC34D18F7A178BF98401" alt="patient-kimmy-ramirez-2x" /> <p class="font-larger"> Girl With Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Breathes Freely for the First Time </p> <p> A girl with cystic fibrosis (CF) is given an innovative drug under UCSF pediatric pulmonologists' care and goes from zero energy to Zumba classes. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <span class="include-ucsf-arrow"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/tallia-davis" class="phantom-link"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-bch/images/patient-story/hero/patient-tallia-davis-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=da81f43d6c6e454f9cebbe019062ef69&hash=AB17499A80BD5ABAAAEA11E7410735AB" alt="patient-tallia-davis-2x" /> <p class="font-larger"> IMRT Radiation for Bone Cancer Saves Her Leg </p> <p> A 5-year-old with aggressive bone cancer receives high-dose radiation therapy (IMRT) from pediatric cancer specialists to save her leg. Read more. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <span class="include-ucsf-arrow"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/oscar-lagna" class="phantom-link"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-bch/images/patient-story/hero/patient-oscar-lagna-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=afe9a7d78c9e47efaa7d730ded188546&hash=185D3B7514B7462967D07A6B7A90149A" alt="patient-oscar-lagna-2x" /> <p class="font-larger"> Intensive Migraine Headache Treatment Gives Teen His Life Back </p> <p> A teen with severe migraines gets long-term relief after intensive inpatient treatment from our pediatric migraine specialists. See the story. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <span class="include-ucsf-arrow"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/lydia-ledford" class="phantom-link"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-bch/images/patient-story/hero/patient-lydia-ledford-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=58bf0a71252648a5b373190f5f66d672&hash=B11D84214C51D3E92C470C2818159FF9" alt="patient-lydia-ledford-2x" /> <p class="font-larger"> Lydia's Lung Failure and How Doctors Saved Her </p> <p> A girl with lung failure fully recovers after UCSF pediatric doctors remove a blood clot from her chest and open her collapsed left lung. Find out more. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <span class="include-ucsf-arrow"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/ron-pettway" class="phantom-link"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-bch/images/patient-story/hero/patient-ron-pettway-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=5f7e633486ed428c90db88ab431ca9ad&hash=17D632CA2FE3BFC0272D436BEB59CB75" alt="patient-ron-pettway-2x" /> <p class="font-larger"> Myasthenia Gravis: BMT Enables Boy to Walk Again </p> <p> A boy with myasthenia gravis was running out of care options. Pediatric doctors at UCSF pushed for a bone marrow transplant. Now he's going to college. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <span class="include-ucsf-arrow"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/wesley-kruger" class="phantom-link"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-bch/images/patient-story/hero/patient-wesley-kruger-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=23e09021062e4d9c8b0284906c7f3bd6&hash=E83E71D4D6B1D18617F6FF7BF0C8DB6D" alt="patient-wesley-kruger-2x" /> <p class="font-larger"> Pacemaker Lets Boy Play Sports, Live a Normal Life </p> <p> A boy born with an abnormally slow heartbeat returns to his favorite activities with the help of a pacemaker. See how it changed his life. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <span class="include-ucsf-arrow"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/chinazah-enemouh" class="phantom-link"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-bch/images/patient-story/hero/patient-chinazah-enemouh-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=8f2ab3c59f204d02816a3a1275773ab4&hash=297C752956DA1BE56892F8ED641550B0" alt="patient-chinazah-enemouh-2x" /> <p class="font-larger"> Preemie With Pulmonary Hypertension Saved by Intensive Care </p> <p> Intensive pediatric cardiac care saves the life of a young girl with heart failure from pulmonary hypertension and a severe respiratory infection. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <span class="include-ucsf-arrow"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/sloane-rilliet" class="phantom-link"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-bch/images/patient-story/hero/patient-sloane-rilliet-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=5a9a378c49da4a67b46fdcd3f05d93a3&hash=9C2B5908F8F7414C7F8C90EF917DB3E6" alt="patient-sloane-rilliet-2x" /> <p class="font-larger"> Repairing a Baby's Diaphragmatic Hernia, Before and After Birth </p> <p> Newborn's congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is repaired by a world-renowned UCSF pediatric and neonatal surgeon shortly after birth. Find out more. </p> <span class="field-read-more-link"> <span class="include-ucsf-arrow"></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="card-content"> <a href="/patient-stories/jasmine-castellano" class="phantom-link"></a> <img loading="lazy" src="/-/media/project/ucsf/ucsf-bch/images/patient-story/hero/patient-jasmine-castellano-2x.jpg?h=376&w=974&rev=0fce2e31a5b04c97a84841d3db415dbd&hash=6E4F68B48388CF0C09E7321581CBA94C" alt="patient-jasmine-castellano-2x" /> <p class="font-larger"> Stapling Surgery Reverses 9-Year-Old's Scoliosis </p> <p> A girl with progressive scoliosis now has no signs of spine curvature. 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