Navigating sickle cell disease: Isaiah’s story
The Diagnosis August 8, 2018. Two weeks to the day of Isaiah’s birth, as promised. OHSU is calling me. First ring. I know what this is. It is the results of his newborn screening. Second...
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Saving Joaco
After a Fanconi Anemia diagnosis, Joaquín and his mom relocated to Portland from Chile to receive life-saving care at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital By all accounts, Joaquín “Joaco” Du...
Doernbecher Freestyle: behind the scenes with Nike’s Carson Brown
Being nominated and selected to work on the Doernbecher Freestyle collection is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for our patient-designers, but it’s also special for the Nike employees who work...
Doernbecher Freestyle: A physician’s point of view
Ten-year-old Emory was diagnosed with advanced chronic kidney disease last year. Her pediatric nephrologists, Dr. Sandra Iragorri and Dr. David Rozansky, were so impressed by Emory’s positive...
Introducing Nike Doernbecher Freestyle designers for 2013 — Bella Stone
Nine-year-old Bella Stone is spunky. She’s ambitious. She’s outgoing. And more than anything, she’s a miracle. “She wasn’t expected to survive when she was born,” explained her mom,...