Team Axel: taking on Pompe disease together

Every week, a small blond boy walks through the double doors of OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital’s hematology oncology clinic. It’s Axel, and he’s here for his “muscle juice” (an...

Heart restart

Playful fitness is possible for kids with heart conditions For parents of children who live in the shadow of a congenital heart problem, even simple activities can cause a knot of anxiety. Even...

Matters of the heart

This article was written by Scott Henjum and originally appeared in the Portland Monthly 2017 Kids’ Health Annual magazine. To test or not to test?  Parents of teen athletes face this...

Triple threat: The lasting effects of the female athlete triad

This article was written by Carin Moonin and originally appeared in the Portland Monthly 2016 Kids’ Health Annual magazine.   The 1972 passage of Title IX, a federal law that prevents...

Merry Heart: a camp with its own beat

Tim LaBarge serves on the board of Merry Heart Children's Camp. He's also a photographer in Portland. Below, he shares some special moments and memories from Merry Heart Children's Camp....

Jacob’s heart story

Below, Janice Burris shares her son’s Doernbecher story. Thirteen-year-old Jacob is one of our 2015 Doernbecher Freestyle patient-designers, and he’ll be following up next week with a post of his...