With the countdown to the New Year almost here, On the Pulse caught up with a few of the patients who inspired our readers with their stories throughout 2018. Below, they offer their hopes, dreams and goals for the year to come. A shoulder above his cancer, Miguel sets sights on giving back In 2018, […]
A few little jingles from a furry friend can go a long way during the holiday season at Seattle Children’s. Lee Roy, a 12-year-old miniature dachshund, can be seen trotting down the halls of the hospital in festive attire made complete with tiny bells that announce his delivery of warm cuddles to patients. “Lee Roy […]
When Sam Foster steps onstage, guitar in hand, he lights up the room with his confident presence. Yet behind his poised demeanor is a painful truth that begins to unravel as he lets his lyrics flow through the microphone. Sam has battled with obsessive compulsive disorder, or OCD, most of his life. According to the […]
New research from Seattle Children’s Research Institute and UW Medicine’s Sports Health and Safety Institute found concussion rates among football players ages 5-14 were higher than previously reported, with five out of every 100 youth, or 5%, sustaining a football-related concussion each season. Published in The Journal of Pediatrics, the study summarizes the research team’s […]
Seattle Children’s doctors and researchers continue to believe chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell immunotherapy has the power to revolutionize pediatric cancer care. Over the past year, they have made tremendous progress with the promising therapy, which has given patients like Harper Beare, Erin Cross and Milton Wright a second chance at life. Seattle Children’s recently […]
Imagine if you had a child who cried themselves to sleep at night because they had no friends; who called themselves “horrible” and drew disparaging images of themselves in their journal; who suffered physical pain when they wore clothes or gave you a hug. This was once the reality for Julie Munko and her daughter […]
For most of the past year, 9-year-old Tristan Beck has been on a long, challenging journey toward nose reconstruction after a traumatic accident left him with a missing nose. December 20, 2017 was a normal day of winter break for the Beck family. Tristan and his older sister were visiting their mother’s office to drop […]
Update: Since we first shared her story in November 2018, Kira has been featured in local, national and international news outlets. See her capture the hearts of viewers around the world in the highlights reel below, and watch for more from Kira as she prepares to perform in the 22nd Annual LUMA Guild Concert to benefit […]
For 13-year-old Zack Edge, playing the drums came naturally ever since he laid his eyes on his very first drum set at 3 years old. Yet other parts of Zack’s life didn’t come so naturally, such as his ability to stand or walk. “Zack was born with cerebral palsy,” said his mother Sara Edge, “and […]
As a female scientist studying tuberculosis (TB) in the Center for Global Infectious Disease Research at Seattle Children’s Research Institute, Dr. Shuyi Ma was ecstatic to learn that her undergraduate mentor became the fifth woman in history to receive the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. She shares her reaction to the news and how her mentor […]
