Family Stories

Tyler

21-month-old Tyler has been diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy by Hypoxia. When he was 13 months old, he drowned in the pool. His parents found him ...

Myron

2-month-old Myron has been diagnosed with Trisomy (Down Syndrome). The family travelled from Loranger, LA to CHNOLA to receive the best treatment possible. Myron was ...

Malakyah

6-month-old was diagnosed with an atrial septal defect, which is a birth defect of the heart in which there is a hole in the wall ...

Jeremiah + Nehemiah

Fransha was pregnant with twins when she was admitted into Our Lady of Lourdes Women's & Children's Hospital for placental insufficiency, a condition potentially fatal ...

Zachary

Zachary was born April 11th and immediately placed on an ECMO life support system due to Meconium Aspiration Syndrome, which occurs when a newborn breathes ...

Paisley

When baby Paisley was only 16 days old, she was flown in from Shreveport, LA to receive medical treatment at Children’s Hospital New Orleans. She ...

Brantley

Brantley is a vibrant, active, and strong-willed 4 year old who suffers from Alpha-mannosidase deficiency, a rare genetic disorder, which required him to need a ...

Joshua

5-month-old Joshua was born at 23 weeks. While he was being discharged, he contracted influenza and had to be airlifted to Ochsner Baptist Hospital. His ...

Raysean Jr.

Raysean Jr., born on 12/14/2015 at 29 weeks born in Lake Charles, LA. He was able to go home Mom, Cynthia & Raysean Sr. were ...

Nolan

3-month-old Nolan was diagnosed with Trisomy 22 at birth. It is a rare chromosomal disorder in which chromosome 22 appears three times rather than twice ...

Leah

Leah, a two-year-old from Arkansas, has Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia (PCH), a condition that affects the development of the brain. In utero, she had a stroke and ...