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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Brian
By: Sara
During Brian's 2 month checkup, his doctor noticed he was struggling to breathe. After visits to specialists, countless tests and procedures, he was diagnosed with a condition that prevented his lungs from working correctly.
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Stephen & Caroline
By: Jana
Our children, Stephen and Caroline both have a metabolic disorder and are carefully managed by the physicians at Children's National Medical Center. Through close monitoring, specific diet management, and medication, they remain healthy and stable.
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Mikael
By: Marta
Children's National Medical Center became involved with my son Mikael two months before his birth. My deep conviction is that the early identification and intervention provided by Children's was crucial to Mikael's survival.
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Amanda Merrell
By: Suzanne
Our little girl, Amanda, had a small lump on her leg. She was taken to Children's National Medical Center for a routine X-ray. When we later received a call from the doctor, we knew it wasn't good news.
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Toni
By: Rhonda
When Toni was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, I knew nothing about diabetes. So I had to quickly learn how to be the lifeline for my daughter.
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Angello
By: Nancy
When Angello was born, we were informed by the nursery that he was "turning blue" and that his oxygen readings were dangerously low. The next day at Children's, many members of the staff, including nurses, surgeons, and social workers, took time to explain his complex condition.
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Jessica
By: Sheila & William
Our daughter, Jessica, is a spina bifida patient who has been seen by the doctors at Children's National Medical Center since birth. We are so grateful for the Children's Hospital staff because she has a much better quality of life.
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Olivia
By: Schonay
At six months our daughter was diagnosed with an enlarged heart. Up until that time, she was just a beautiful, babbling baby girl. When she first got sick, they thought she had pneumonia. I can still hear the emergency room doctor's comments "Mrs. Jones, she does not have pneumonia, but her heart doesn't look right."
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Greg
By: Greg
Twenty years ago, Children's National Medical Center saved my life. Children's Hospital was a significant reason for not only how I have come as far as I have, but for the person I have become as well.
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Justin
By: Kim
Justin was playing in a pre-season football game when he suffered a potentially life-threatening injury while making a tackle. After 24 hours at Children's National, he was properly diagnosed and immediately rushed into emergency surgery.
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Ian
By: Danielle
"Our lives changed dramatically when our son Ian was flown by helipcopter from our local emergency room to Children's. We were given a diagnosis of severe coarcation of the aorta. 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."
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Ryan
By: Eric
Ryan 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.
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