Patient Stories

Sophie Gil wasn’t sure what was happening. As a sophomore in high school, she and her doctor knew that some headaches and nausea could be a normal part of puberty. But something just didn’t seem right, and Sophie’s symptoms [...]

On November 26, 2018, everything changed in nine-year-old Sawyer's life. The school nurse called his mom concerned by a jaundiced hue to his skin. After a few days of pediatrician visits, a high fever, and extreme lethargy, Sawyer was [...]

Laynie was your typical second grader. She was happy, outgoing and always looking at the bright side of life. She loved spending time with her friends, playing soccer and had perfect school attendance. In the spring of her second [...]

Unlike most 18-year-olds who are busy thinking about their college experience and dreaming of job opportunities, Briana Donis found herself grappling with a Severe Aplastic Anemia diagnosis. Here we share Briana’s reflections on her two year medical journey, two [...]

As the His Grace Foundation staff prepares for Valentine’s Day celebrations on the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit — ordering heart-shaped chocolates and packaging festive goodie bags — we’re reminded of Ziggy, whose impact continues to spread love. – Philandis [...]

“You need to go straight to the Emergency Room.” Judi Peters’ head was spinning. The ER? There has to be a mistake. She’d only brought her 10-year-old son, Nick, to the pediatrician for a quick visit. He’d seemed a [...]

Spencer brought a new meaning to Spiderman’s saying ‘with great power comes great responsibility’ last week. As one of the oldest patient on the unit, he wanted to bring a smile to his fellow BMT patients so, as he [...]

After 8 months of tests, life-threatening sickness and searching for answers, a 10- month-old named Kate was diagnosed with Congential Amegakaryocytic Thrombctopenia (CAMT), an extremely rare form of bone marrow failure. During Kate’s treatment and transplant, her mother, Lindsay, [...]

“Our story started at seven days old with long nights and days,” said Patsy Garza. Those seven first days of life belong to her niece, Jazzalyn, who was born with a disorder called Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID). Seven remains an [...]

When Colten Collier was just nine months old, a doctor discovered that his platelet count was abnormally low. It would take over three years to uncover the reason why. In all the world, just 100 or so other people [...]