Students from Yale University Serenade Seattle Children’s Patients and Families

Seattle Children’s patients, families and staff were surprised by a pop-up performance from students in Yale University’s a cappella group, Mixed Company. The undergraduate students traveled over 2,000 miles for a series of performances in the Seattle area and made a stop at Seattle Children’s with the hope of bringing joy to those staying and […]

Read More →

22-Year-Old College Student Beats Leukemia, Returns to School After Successful Cancer Treatment for Young Adults at Seattle Children’s

At just 19 years old, Faye, an avid swimmer and college freshman at Northeastern University, found her life plans on hold when she began experiencing fevers and flu-like symptoms. When her temperature reached 104 degrees, Faye called an Uber and headed to the nearest emergency department. While at Boston Medical Center, providers discovered Faye had […]

Read More →

Meet Seattle Children’s Chief Diversity Officer, Alicia Tieder

Seattle Children’s senior director and chief diversity officer has an unwavering passion that is inspiring and igniting transformation within the organization. Alicia Tieder leads multiple teams, including the Center for Diversity and Health Equity (CDHE), Workforce Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (WIDEA), and Patient Family Education. In early 2023, Tieder celebrated her eight-year anniversary at […]

Read More →

Seattle Children’s Cancer Leaders Recognized for Continued Efforts to Develop and Discover Better Treatments and Cures

In Seattle Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center (CBDC), patients are treated for some of the most complex and rare conditions seen in children, teens and young adults. Close ties and dual roles between the CBDC care team and Seattle Children’s researchers extends a unique, team approach to treating pediatric patients in their fight against […]

Read More →

An Awake Brain Surgery at Seattle Children’s Stops Jasmine’s Seizures

After a family trip to Finland last summer, Jasmine’s family became increasingly concerned about some unusual symptoms she was experiencing. What started as occasional numbness in her lip or left side of her face last spring had progressed to twitching, which the family later learned were increasingly strong seizures. Her family had been proactive in […]

Read More →

‘He’s Able to Be a Kid and Be Free’: DeAngelo Thrives After Complex Surgeries and Care at Seattle Children’s

9-year-old DeAngelo “DJ” has his dreams for the future all planned out. “DJ tells everyone that he wants to become a pediatric surgeon or a pediatric gastroenterologist one day,” explained Angela McCulloch. “He says that he plans to go to school at the University of Washington and work at Seattle Children’s to help kids like […]

Read More →

Seattle Children’s Patients Help Create Out of this World Art Spacesuit

Space, art and healing is the mission behind one project that is uniting a planetary community of children through the awe and wonder of space exploration and the healing power of art. As part of a unique space-themed art project between Creative Art Therapies and the Space for Art Foundation, co-founded by NASA astronaut Nicole […]

Read More →

Pride Month and Beyond: Finding Hope and Caring for All Kids

Originally published on the Children’s Miracle Network. Pride Month is here and as some in-person celebrations resume, political leaders across the country have introduced a record number of legislative bills targeting the very LGBTQ+ rights Pride Month honors. Among those called into question is the right of transgender and non-binary youth to access gender-affirming care, […]

Read More →