Patient Stories

Patient Stories in the News

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center offers links to patient success stories featured in the news. We hope these stories further help and inspire patients and families currently facing similar challenges.

Giving a kid a chance: Birth could have meant death for Tommy because his windpipe was blocked, but surgery done as he was delivered by C-section saved his life, by Jim Ritter, Health Reporter for the Chicago Sun Times

A Special Wish Fulfilled: After years of illness from a birth defect, 4-year-old leaves on trip to Disney World, Modbee.com

Brain-injured student tries to remember her past, written by Denise Smith Amos, Gannett News Service

Liberty families rally around Jessica: Student has been battling cancer for six years, by Lindsey Hilty, staff writer, Journal News.

Corinth child battles neurological disorder, by Trina Kinstler, staff writer for Grant County News Online

Every Day's a Challenge for Girl With Malady, by Ryan Teitman, writer for Jewish Exponent

Persistence in the name of love: Preschooler's family pushes for treatment to give her normal life, by Ken Carlson, staff writer for Modbee.com.

Young Fighter Marks First Birthday: Deputy's Daughter Battling Rare Sacral Condition Since Birth, featured in the JournalNews, Hamilton, Ohio

Shedding Her Skin, the story of a Covington teen who underwent gastric bypass surgery to save her life, featured in CityBeat, a weekly Cincinnati news and entertainment publication.

Weight loss helps teen recover her freedom, featured in the Mountain Press

Hope for Obese Teens?, featured on CBS News' The Early Show