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At Children’s National, we provide compassionate, professional care to thousands of patients every year. Our patients come from all over the United States and from more than 20 countries around the world. They have many different conditions and experience unique paths on their treatment journeys – but through it all they experience the same level of warm, family-centered care. Discover our patients' stories to understand their journey and see how it may relate to your own.
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Carly's Story Cancer

Carly's Story Cancer

Bone marrow experts and a selfless donation save a local teen’s life.

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Noah's Story Airway Lungs

Noah's Story Airway Lungs

After Joshua and Sandra Sweek noticed that their 6-month-old son, Noah, was having breathing problems, they took him to the doctor. There, the baby was diagnosed with suspected asthma.

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Heaven, Tiara and Messiah's Story Airway Lungs

Heaven, Tiara and Messiah's Story Airway Lungs

"My life has become better because I’m more educated and can help others,” Tiara Cuthbertson embraces being an asthma patient advocate.

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Sophia's Story Tetralogy of Fallot TOF

Sophia's Story Tetralogy of Fallot TOF

During a routine 20-week prenatal ultrasound, Carol Kando-Pineda’s obstetrician in Fredericksburg, Virginia, spotted abnormalities in Carol’s unborn child that she referred to as “possibly inconsistent with life.”

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Gabriella's Story Nephrotic Syndrome

Gabriella's Story Nephrotic Syndrome

Gabriella was diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome, which meant her kidneys were leaking protein.

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Amarie's Story Premature Infant

Amarie's Story Premature Infant

Amarie, an infant born prematurely, is enrolled in a Children’s research study that seeks to understand how preterm birth affects the cerebellum.

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Kaylee and Roxi's Story Kidney Diseases

Kaylee and Roxi's Story Kidney Diseases

Kaylee Townsley, a seventh-grader, is 12. Roxi Vasquez, a high school senior, is 18. They live in different towns and attend different schools but became "sisters" as they shared the same kidney transplant experience.

Bone marrow transplant patient with his mother.
Bryce's Story Sickle Cell Disease

Bryce's Story Sickle Cell Disease

A young boy is cured from sickle cell disease due to a groundbreaking clinical trial at Children's National.

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Isaiah's Story Airway Lungs

Isaiah's Story Airway Lungs

A young boy and his family confront and manage asthma successfully through Dr. Stephen Teach's IMPACT DC Asthma Clinic.

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Chip's Story Heart

Chip's Story Heart

When Chip was born just three days after Christmas, his family was excited to welcome their new son into the world. But things immediately took a turn for the worse.


Deion Gladden successfully treated for environmentally-influenced intestinal issues by Dr. Anil Darbari.
Deion's Story Poor Growth Failure to Thrive

Deion's Story Poor Growth Failure to Thrive

Nineteen years ago, Deion was born prematurely and developed eosinophilic esophagitis and acid reflux, along with failure to thrive. For years, he endured environmentally influenced intestinal issues that he and his family didn't understand until they met Children's National specialists who "never gave up on us."

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Brayden's Story Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Brayden's Story Soft Tissue Sarcoma

From the outside, Brayden Schofield seems like a regular six-year-old boy who loves sharks, snakes, and playing with his little brother. But what most people don’t know is that Brayden’s life – and left arm – was saved by a rare bone tumor surgery performed by a team of doctors at Children’s National Health System.