Children's Hospital Foundation: Our Kids: Our Kids: Stories from Children's Hospital

Our kids

Children, parents, and their stories are what Children's National Medical Center is all about. Read more "Our Kids", patient stories from Children's National Medical Center.

We want to give you an opportunity to share your firsthand experience with others. We invite you to tell your story and share your experience at Children's National with us.

Ian McNeely

When Ian McNeely was flown by helicopter from the local emergency room to Children's National, his family's lives changed dramatically. "We were given a diagnosis of severe coarcation of the aorta," says his mom Danielle. "Our little boy was extremely ill, and not yet strong enough to undergo surgery. But along with this frightening diagnosis, we were also given hope."

Ian's mom tells her son's story in the video below:

Ryan Cole weighed less than two pounds when he was born. He was less than a foot long, and his biggest toe was the size of a Tic Tac ®. For the first 94 days of his life, Ryan slept in an incubator in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Children's National. His dad Eric created this emotionally powerful video to tell his son's story:

Watch Stories of Hope from Children's National Medical Center:

Aden
By: Ashley
Our journey started with a routine appointment to the pediatrician. Our son Aden had been fussy the night before, so we thought he had an ear infection. When the nurse took his vital signs it became clear that Aden was dealing with much more than a simple infection: His heart rate was 275 beats per minute. We had no idea what that could possibly mean for our son. All we knew was that we were terrified.
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Camdyn
By: Erin
I remember going to the first ultrasound appointment and being so excited to meet our baby. We were thrilled to look at the monitor and see our baby... But after looking at his heart for a long time, the technician sent a doctor into the room. With a big sigh, he explained to us that our baby's heart wasn't developing correctly.
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Harry
By: David
The doctors at Children's were skilled professionals who gave Harry the best of care, but it was the nurses and staff at the NICU who were our true angels during the most difficult and stressful time of our lives.
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