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Menu Who We AreOur Staff and BoardHospitalsKidsOur Partners & Sponsors Kennedy Kennedy Age 7 Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital One thing that never seems to leave Kennedy is her smile. She always has a smile on her face even when she is spending her day at Cardinal Glennon getting her…

Menu Who We AreOur Staff and BoardHospitalsKidsOur Partners & Sponsors Brayden Brayden Age 5 Acute Myeloid Leukemia Every December, Brayden celebrates his re-birthday. The day he received his bone marrow transplant. It’s a day Brayden and his family celebrate how grateful they are that Brayden is now cancer free. Brayden spent 130 days at St.…

Menu Who We AreOur Staff and BoardHospitalsKidsOur Partners & Sponsors Evie Evie Spina Bifida SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital Diagnosed with a severe form of spina bifida during a 20 week ultrasound, Evie was born with a hole in her back and spine. Only a few hours after birth she was taken into surgery…

Menu Who We AreOur Staff and BoardHospitalsKidsOur Partners & Sponsors Payton Peyton Low Risk pre-B Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia St. Louis Children’s Hospital While on a family vacation to Washington State to do research for a 5th grade project, Peyton started to experience pains that would change her life. Cancer wasn’t the diagnoses Peyton and…

Menu Who We AreOur Staff and BoardHospitalsKidsOur Partners & Sponsors Dessalyn Dessalyn Very High Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital Dessalyn and her brother Gabriel, share a bond stronger then most siblings. Gabriel’s bone marrow saved his sister’s life. Now in remission having enduring multiple surgeries, chemotherapy, radiation, and  complications from her…

Menu Who We AreOur Staff and BoardHospitalsKidsOur Partners & Sponsors Michael Autism Spectrum Disorder SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital In Michael’s world, doing the everyday is sometimes impossible. While he has grown more confident in utilizing social skills and maintain conversations, Michael still struggles with understanding the social queues of those around him. As…

Menu Who We AreOur Staff and BoardHospitalsKidsOur Partners & Sponsors Roxie Roxie High Risk Neuroblasoma St. Louis Children’s Hospital When Roxie’s pediatrician noticed her kidney’s protruding from her back he sent her to St. Louis Children’s hospital. Roxie had been running low grade fevers for weeks but x-rays and tests kept coming back normal. It…

Menu Who We AreOur Staff and BoardHospitalsKidsOur Partners & Sponsors Walker Walker Coarctation of the Aorta St.Louis Children’s Hospital   Though born healthy, Walker spent his first few days of life at St. Louis Children’s Hospital where his sister Roxie was being diagnosed and getting treatment for cancer. At a week old, Walker, while on…

Menu Who We AreOur Staff and BoardHospitalsKidsOur Partners & Sponsors Camryn Camryn Hydrocephalus and Cardiovascular defects SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital Born premature, Camryn’s doctors weren’t sure that she would ever walk, talk or see. Born with multiple health issues, Camryn faced many complications, yet she has overcome them all. While Camryn’s first few…

Menu Who We AreOur Staff and BoardHospitalsKidsOur Partners & Sponsors Sean Sean Sickle Cell Disease St. Louis Children’s Hospital For Sean, knowing his limitations helps him manage his pain that often comes from his serve form of Sickle Cell Disease, a genetic disease that is passed down if both parents carry the trait. As a…