Fostering gives you a gift of seeing potential long before it has bloomed.
Helping parents understand what feelings and moods are normal and what might need a little extra attention.
There is simply no stopping little Isla Bear.
This past summer, Mom noticed an odd-looking rash on Isla’s legs, arms and chest. Not red or pink, but rather tiny little purple spots. She took Isla to her pediatrician, who sent her to Children’s Wisconsin for blood work. Later that night, they receiving the startling results — Isla had cancer.
The next day in our MACC Fund Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, she was officially diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a common type of blood cancer in which the bone marrow makes abnormal white blood cells. She’ll need five rounds of chemotherapy, each requiring a month-long hospital stay with a few weeks at home in-between. She’s currently on her third round. But through it all, her spirit, her smile, her heart has never wavered. In fact, Isla recently celebrated her third birthday at home and instead of having a party with friends and family, Isla wanted to celebrate with her nurses at Children’s Wisconsin.
Mom said, “Her attitude has been wonderfully positive throughout the course of treatment. We credit this, in part, to the incredible staff at Children’s Wisconsin. They give her so much positive attention and have really developed special relationships with her. She adores the staff who have really made this an overall fun experience for her despite the circumstances.”
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The Child Life and Creative Arts Therapies Program helps kids be kids.
One year ago, our community responded to the Waukesha Parade tragedy.
Melissa will never forget the night she learned her daughter was the victim of violence. But then our Project Ujima team helped her family move from pain to peace.
On July 11, 2019, Ksenia became the sixth patient in less than a month to be rushed to Children’s Wisconsin with life-threatening lung injuries. The cause — no one knew.
Children's Wisconsin and the Medical College of Wisconsin partner to bring Wisconsin's families the best possible care.
Our Go Baby Go program is helping kids like Victoria overcome every obstacle in their way.
