Patient Stories

Jax’s special story is one of inspiration and a team of doctors and surgeons that know how special every life is. 

After being born four weeks early, Brenna was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder. The HSHS St. John’s Children’s Hospital team has helped her to thrive.

“After my stroke, St. John’s gave me my life back.”

“After my stroke, St. John’s restored my strength.”

The Pediatric Rehabilitation specialists at HSHS St. John’s Children’s Hospital provide both inpatient and outpatient care in our child-friendly environment specially equipped with kid-sized therapy equipment.

The HSHS St. John’s Women & Children’s Clinic has a new home.   

Getting Mekhi back on the court was the priority of the team at HSHS St. John’s Children’s Hospital. 

Advanced care professionals and the technology for critical care situations.

Jeremy and Ronda chose to have their baby at HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital Breese because it was important for them to be close to home.

The child life program specialists with the child life program at HSHS St. John's Hospital help prepare children and their families for hospitalization, surgery and other procedures by using a variety of educational, medical and distraction tools.

When Arayna couldn’t perform ballet following surgery, the nurses at HSHS St. John’s Hospital brought a performance to her.

As a high school freshman, Bryce is a teenager with a lot of hobbies. He’s a cross country runner - he hunts with his dad – he plays guitar, although he’ll tell you he’s not that good - and he is getting ready to try out trap shooting.

Toddlers are used to getting bumps and bruises. But when almost 3-year-old Aiden was recovering from a fractured knee cap, his family was surprised that it didn’t heal as quickly as they thought it would.

One thing that any expecting parent looks forward to is finding out the gender of their baby. When Liza DeCora was pregnant she went in for her routine anatomy ultrasound around 20-weeks in hopes of finding out her baby’s gender. However, they were having trouble seeing the baby’s full profile and Liza was asked to return for another ultrasound.  

Every parent has dreams for their child and is hopeful they can bring something forth to this world to make it a better place. When Shannon Kin gave birth to her daughter Hailee in 2008, she didn’t realize just how much of an impact her little girl would make.