Our Patients

Maceo Alvarez likes a lot of sports—but nothing compares with his love for football. “He’s like a football addict,” his mother, Monique Esparza, says. “You get to catch, you get to run, you get to

“You get to hit the ball,” explains 6-year-old Jonny Maldonado. “And you get to run.” The Bakersfield first-grader is talking about why baseball has become one of his favorite sports (along with

Meet Kylie. Mark Krieger removed her brain tumor—a benign juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma—and now Kylie is a Junior Ambassador at CHLA.

John's lifed was ruled by severe epilepsy- until CHLA surgeons implanted a pacemaker-like disc in the chest, just under the skin. Now his seizures are drastically reduced.

5-year-old Emily has an aggressive form of cancer called SPNET. But she hasn't let cancer affect her sense of style.

10-year-old Alex's diabetes diagnosis was a surprise to his parents. CHLA helped get him back on the soccer field.

Vivian is a CHLA patient, and a Junior Ambassador, helping raise vital funds to help support the hospital.

Meet Ella, a 4-year-old fighting hepatoblastoma, an uncommon liver cancer, at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

When Coleman was just 6 weeks old, he was transported to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles for cardiomyopathy left ventricular dysfunction. Ultimately, he received a heart transplant.

Vania was diagnosed with systemic lupus, causing kidney failure and a devastating seizure. With the help of CHLA's rehab team, she relearned how to walk, talk and more.