Our Patients

She thought she had the stomach flu. It turned out to be a brain tumor the size of a golf ball. After undergoing surgery at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Kaira is now flourishing.

15-year-old Diobeth has faced – and conquered – unthinkable health hurdles, including a brain mass and stroke. He went from being unable to walk or speak to being fully communicative and mobile

Imagine back pain so debilitating you can’t even get out of bed. For 18-year-old Eric, an innovative surgery finally provided relief and the chance to pursue his dreams.

What’s the first thing Kairi did after getting her new liver and kidney? Eat chocolate, of course. And then go swimming. And then start on everything else her revived body had been denied for so long.

It wasn’t the standard goo-goo ga-ga or ma-ma da-da, but to his parents the strained, gravelly hehhh that Rio produced inside a patient room at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles was operatic. Patrick

Thanks to a groundbreaking treatment, children who once faced inevitable blindness now have a chance to regain—and retain—their sight.

A pacifier that plays a sweet lullaby encourages baby Jayla to learn the skills she needs to feed and self-soothe

How Lloyd’s little brother overcame a skull condition and became the coolest kid at the playground

In an indoor rock-climbing class for patients with hand differences, a wall is just part of what they’re learning to surmount.

Hemophilia hasn’t slowed down 3-year-old Braxton—thanks to doctors from CHLA