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At age 4, Jakob was diagnosed with a cancer that had spread to his lungs and bone marrow. Chemotherapy chased it away, but it returned a few months later to his lung. Two weeks of whole lung radiation and 50 more weeks of chemotherapy have made Jakob cancer free again, and his infectious grin shows his determination to live life to its fullest. He and his family have been supported by many caring doctors, nurses and technicians at Children's Hospital, who are just as determined to make sure he's well.
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Beautiful and beloved, Trinity was born with several holes in her heart. She had a temporary repair as an infant, but by the time she was five, her growing size demanded that the holes be repaired. A setback after surgery required that she be placed on a child-sized heart-lung machine. Children's Hospital of Wisconsin is one of the few places in the Midwest where she could receive this life-saving treatment. Her grateful parents know Trinity is now ready to face the future with her fully repaired heart.
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A rare, often fatal blood infection brought 14-year-old Zachary to Children's Hospital suffering from multi-system organ failure and sepsis. Days in a coma on a ventilator, plus many medical interventions finally brought him around. His long road to recovery included amputation of his legs and hands, as well as damaged hearing from the infection. A year later, he is undergoing intensive therapy but is back in school and his spirits are good. He is determined to do everything he could do before his illness.
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When
Anne
was 7 months old, she had a urinary tract
infection and her pediatrician sent us to
Children's to have some intensive testing
to see if she had urinary reflux. When we
arrived the nurses were stunned that our doctor
would send us there after only experiencing
one UTI, however I am thankful he did. The
results showed that Anne had a serious problem
with reflux. She was a level 4, with 5 being
the worst. The body, in some instances can
remedy the problem on it's own, however it
wasn't likely this would happen with Anne,
given the severity of her case. By the time
she was approaching her 4th birthday, it became
evident that we would have to opt to do the
surgery. It was the thought of having Anne
put under that was our fear. Then, right before
her surgery we were faced with having to make
the decision of whether to give her oral pain
medication after she came out of the surgery,
which would basically keep her doped up, or
to give her an epidural, which would allow
her to be herself. Even though the epidural
is 99% safe, we were so scared to risk having
her become paralyzed. The staff was very patient
with us while we asked our questions and lamented
over this choice. Ultimately, we were so impressed
with the anesthesiologist and her response
to us, that we chose the epidural. There is
no question that was the right decision. Anne's
surgery went very well and her experience
in the hospital, while she recovered was great.
The staff is so wonderful with children and
I actually believe she was having fun. She
had her surgery in mid-October and 3 weeks
later I took the girls to Blue Harbor Resort
and Water Park,
Our experience with Children's was phenomenal.
Sarah (Anne’s Mom)
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