Family Stories

Lily, age 12, was diagnosed with Dopa Response Dystonia, which involves involuntary contraction, tremors, and other uncontrolled movements.  It is a rare inherited dystonia, which ...

Jeryco  Jr. was born September 18th  prematurely at 31 weeks and 5 days. He was 4lbs 11 oz. at birth.  After he was delivered, his ...

4-month-old Ronnie and his family have been with us since July 5th.  He was born with a congenital heart defect.  This defect affects how blood ...

3-month-old Nyria was delivered when mom was 24 weeks pregnant.   She has been diagnosed with chronic lung disease and osteopenia of prematurity, a metabolic bone ...

Leona was born on September 22 when she was immediately  transferred to Our Lady of Lourdes Women's & Children's Hospital from Opelousas due to low ...

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 ...

Brittany and Seth delivered twins Brooklynn (4lbs 6oz) and Braxten (3lbs 11oz) on 7/18/2023. Born at 34 weeks, both babies were in the NICU, but ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...