Our Kids

When families are facing the most difficult time of their lives, UPMC Children’s is there. Each story is unique, each story is inspiring, each story its own, and when you donate, you’re at the heart of it all.

  • Elizabeth’s Inspiring Journey to Recovery

    Elizabeth’s life took an unexpected turn days after her tenth birthday when she received the devastating diagnosis of leukemia on August 3rd, 2021.  

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  • Jimmy’s Life Defying the Odds

    At four months old, Jimmy was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor and borderline hydrocephalus, and the prognosis looked grim.

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  • Sydney’s Story

    Sydney was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder called Urea Cycle Disorder / Ornithine Transcarbamylase deficiency (UCD/OTC) at just one year old.

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  • Harrison’s Journey to the Lab

    At age 14, Harrison was diagnosed with Stage IV Hodgkin lymphoma. He endured five rounds of chemotherapy and 14 radiation treatments as a high school freshman.

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  • A Living Miracle

    Sasha became a “living miracle” when she received a liver transplant at UPMC Children’s in 1987. Today, she gives back to the hospital that saved her life.

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  • Finding Hope and Healing Hours from Home

    Noah was born with a life-threatening heart condition called Tetralogy of Fallot that consists of four heart defects.

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  • Lorenzo’s Journey to the Heart Institute at UPMC Children’s

    Within days of his birth, a team of skilled surgeons at UPMC Children’s performed open heart surgery on Lorenzo.

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  • Tessa’s Survivorship Story

    Tessa’s journey with UPMC Children’s began when she was about to turn 3.

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