Tag: patient stories

At Golisano Children's Hospital, more than 1,200 babies are cared for in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) every year. Most stay a few days or a few months. Few experience the journey of Levi ...

Days before Thanksgiving, Sabrina Ann Leavens received bad news. Her 11-year-old son, Cody, had fallen from a tree. Sabrina and her 7-year-old daughter, Alyssa, raced to the after-school program Cody ...

After a leukemia diagnosis, two-year-old Noah Ludgood joined a clinical trial for a promising immunotherapy treatment, which was possible because of the advanced expertise at UR Medicine's Golisano ...

“What’s going on over there?” Mike Delooze wondered. He has stage 4 lung cancer and saw the WCI Webster building going up not far from his workplace. He is grateful for the care he's able to receive ...

It's not what happens to you, it's how you handle what happens to you that determines your happiness in life. That's a motto that has brought Linda D'Antonio through challenges that include being ...

A special quilt helped Nancy Jaquish through years of treatment for stage 4 colorectal cancer. She recently visited to see the quilt on display at Wilmot Cancer Center - a gift she hopes will serve ...

Melina struggles with Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction, but it’s nothing compared to what she’s been through, and thanks to new treatments and technology here at GCH, there’s reason to be ...

In the journey of parenting, unexpected twists can sometimes take us by surprise. One such turn occurred for Mike and Jenny Anthony in 2021 when their daughter, Remi, fell ill at just 18 months old.

For Adrianne and Brandon Wilber, the joy of welcoming their daughter, Maddilyn, was soon mixed with worry and uncertainty. It started the day after she was born in November 2019, when Maddilyn failed ...

Because of medications, Joe Ferrari's teeth were broken and decayed, seriously impacting his ability to chew. He became isolated and depressed. Not wanting to lose his teeth, he found Dr. Thakkar at ...