Patient Stories

Spine surgery put this avid hiker back on the trail

A ‘sale’ on heart scans turned out to be a ‘lifesaver’

Physical therapy helps concussion patient regain independence

After months of searching for answers to explain Henry's symptoms, his family finally got answers at Rush University Children's Hospital

Coping with Crohn's disease: a patient, his mom and his doctor tell the story

Advanced care in the neonatal intensive care unit

Having received one of his father’s kidneys at the age of 2, Brian is one of the youngest patients to receive an organ transplant at Rush

When Faith was born at 29 weeks, she spent time in the neonatal intensive care unit at Rush getting stronger and healthier

Baseball has been Dylan's great love since he was four years old, about the same time he was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect that could have ended not only his baseball career, but his life

Undergoing a stem cell transplant during COVID-19