Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock (CHaD)

Parker B.

Procedure/Treatment: HLHS (hypoplastic left heart syndrome)
Treated by: Pediatric Cardiology

When Parker undergoes his third open heart operation, surgeons will successfully complete their series of reconfigurations, taking advantage of his heart's good ventricle to meet the physiologic needs of his growing body.

Avery F.

Procedure/Treatment: Treatment regimen for leukemia
Treated by: Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Avery is anxiously 'Waiting for 2010' - the year that he'll turn eight - and the year that he'll be free of his leukemia. Avery and his family share their story about their experience at CHaD, and Avery's return home.

Cameron M.

Procedure/Treatment: Treatment regimen for leukemia
Treated by: Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

For Cameron, "Be Positive" is more than just his blood type. He made it his motto, starting the "Be Positive Fund for CHaD Kids" and raising $3,500 over the holidays for his fellow patients at CHaD.

The B+ for CHaD Kids movement is operated with the expressed permission of The Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation (www.BePositive.org).

Gracie and Harrison C.

Procedure/Treatment: Treatment for Dopa-Responsive Dystonia (DRD)
Treated by: Pediatric Neurology

"They were going downhill so fast," says their mother, Ellen. "If they hadn't shown improvement from the medicine, they would have needed in-home nursing care. After their treatment, the life change was so extraordinary. People couldn't believe it when Harrison started walking again...it would make them cry to see the change in him."

Jacob L.

Procedure/Treatment: Brain surgery (hemispherotomy) for intractable epilepsy
Treated by: Pediatric Neurology and Neurosurgery

"I can remember being scared and wanting to try everything that we could, but also wanting to try to make him better," Jacob's mother, Heather, said. "He was regressing with seizures—he wasn't gaining anything. He was sitting and watching the world go by and now he's interacting with the world."

Meghan R.

Procedure/Treatment: Cystic fibrosis management
Treated by: New Hampshire Cystic Fibrosis Center

"Life is too short for regrets. I keep up with my medical treatments every day, because my plan is to live until I’m 100."

Sarah F.

Procedure/Treatment: ACL reconstruction in the knee
Treated by: Orthopaedics, Sports Medicine Team

In the middle of one of her most important soccer games against her school's biggest rival, Sarah's knee gave way after a hit from another player—she had a strained MCL, a torn ACL, and a partial tear of her meniscus. "Dr. Karlson knew it was really important to me to get back [to sports] as soon as I could. She understood because she was an athlete as well...but also the importance of making sure it all goes smoothly."

Wendy and Lily

Procedure/Treatment: Treatment for Cystic Fibrosis
Treated by: New Hampshire Cystic Fibrosis Center