PATIENT STORIES

Just a few of Boston Children's many patient success stories

MILANA, 5

Ohio Just after birth, Milana was unexpectedly diagnosed with a heart condition. She was flown from Ohio to Boston Children’s Hospital to be the seventeenth infant to receive an experimental, expandable replacement valve. Five years later, Milana’s loves being a big sister almost as much as she loves animals.

FAITH, 1

Connecticut Baby Faith is a heart pioneer. She was the first to undergo a novel procedure at Boston Children’s to place a shunt made from her own umbilical vein in her heart. With two successful surgeries down and one to go, Faith spreads joy to all who meet her.