RFAM Heroes

Lily was diagnosed with Down syndrome shortly after she was born in 2012 at her local children’s hospital. Lily’s mom...

When Miles was a baby, doctors at Lurie Children’s told his parents that their son would need a kidney and...

On July 20th, 2018 Danika and Jamie received a call from Charlie's grandfather, 24 hours into a Greece vacation. He...

After a typical pregnancy, Jacob’s parents Tonya and Jamie were shocked to notice their newborn son Jacob’s labored breathing. When...

In October 2014, 3-year-old Charlie experienced a stroke and was rushed to Lurie Children’s for extensive testing. He was diagnosed...

When he was 2, Chase Ewoldt was diagnosed at Lurie Children’s with Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor, a rare, aggressive brain...

At age seven Benjamin’s parents took him to the doctor for what they thought was an ear infection, but additional...

Aggie is a lifelong patient of Lurie Children’s, having had her first spina bifida surgery at just one day old....

As a baby, Gracie was diagnosed at Lurie Children’s with an extremely rare disorder known as an auditory brainstem pathway...

Brielle was born with a serious intestinal illness in babies known as necrotizing enterocolitis. As a baby, she endured two...