Patient Stories
August 24, 2016 at 8:48 pm
Published by Loren Magaña | Media, Partnerships & Public Affairs Specialist
Galen “G” Dahl, 13, is much like any other 7th grader. He loves skiing, math, jumping on his trampoline, video games and his dog, Flash. He is a self-confessed Harry Potter fanatic who enjoys hanging out with his buddies. One...
April 6, 2016 at 4:30 pm
Published by Kristin Garcia | Digital Marketing Project Manager
By Kristin Stankus, digital community and social media specialist Kendralyn and Cole Morley knew from an early age that they wanted to spend their lives together. Now, 24 years old, Kendralyn and Cole have been friends...
February 14, 2016 at 7:34 pm
Published by Kristin Garcia | Digital Marketing Project Manager
In 2013, Michael, a recent high school graduate, was excited to start the next chapter in his life. He had applied to a trade school and looked forward to pursuing a career in welding when he came down with what...
January 20, 2016 at 11:27 am
Published by Kristin Garcia | Digital Marketing Project Manager
Susan attended this year’s Bone Marrow Transplant Reunion where she approached Stanford Blood Center’s information table and asked if she could share her story of survival with blood donors through SBC’s patient stories program. Susan’s story is one of incredible...
October 21, 2015 at 9:13 am
Published by Kristin Garcia | Digital Marketing Project Manager
There have been many great advances in medicine over the last few decades. Patients can take comfort in the fact that doctors have more information available to them now than ever before, resulting in an improved quality of patient care....
July 16, 2015 at 10:57 am
Published by Loren Magaña | Media, Partnerships & Public Affairs Specialist
Jen Julian, 57, might be the most active person you will ever meet. She golfs, skis, bikes, boats, scuba dives and regularly makes good use of her newly granted pilot’s license. She is without a doubt the epitome of what...
July 1, 2015 at 1:17 pm
Published by Dayna Myers, Contributor
Motorcycle enthusiast Ryan Roberts usually did not ride his motorcycle to his job at Stanford Video. But back in 2004, the Fourth of July fell on a Sunday, and he was supposed to have that Monday off from work. He got...
May 27, 2015 at 3:54 pm
Published by Kristin Garcia | Digital Marketing Project Manager
On June 10, 2014, after a long and complicated labor, baby Alma’s journey began. Her entrance into the world was not an easy one. Nearing the end of mother Amy’s pregnancy, doctors expressed concerns that the baby had stopped growing...
April 27, 2015 at 9:33 am
Published by Loren Magaña | Media, Partnerships & Public Affairs Specialist
On March 14, Luis Navarro’s daughters carefully took off his blindfold to reveal 50 of his closest friends and family. They were gathered for a surprise birthday party and blood drive to celebrate his 56th birthday. The surprise element wasn’t...
February 4, 2015 at 2:25 pm
Published by Kristin Garcia | Digital Marketing Project Manager
Aria is a lively 17-month-old with an infectious smile. One would never guess that she was born an anemic preemie who spent the first month of her life in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital (LPCH)....