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Pierce Takes the Cake—Twice!
Beating cancer at age 2 earned him the nickname Fierce Pierce—and the privilege of celebrating two birthdays. Now 8, the third grader enjoys soccer, baseball and French cuisine!
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A Lifesaving Bridge—Then a New Heart—for Baby Ciara
Too fragile to wait for a heart transplant, the 4-week-old needed a breakthrough to survive. Shortly before Christmas 2021, she became the first patient born with a single ventricle to receive a ventricular assist device at CHLA—and continues to beat the odds.
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A Baby Girl Makes a Comeback
Ann received a second chance at life thanks to experts in the Newborn and Infant Critical Care Unit at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles—and therapeutic cooling treatment.
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A Lifesaving Move for Ella
Ella and her family moved from the East Coast to Southern California in search of the best treatment for high-risk neuroblastoma—and found it at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
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Teen Receives Historic Heart-Liver Transplant
After a rare heart disorder triggered severe liver problems, Mark needed a lifesaving dual organ transplant. Read how 11 hospital teams carried out the intricate procedure, a first at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
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