Hospital specialists answer a burning need
As the adults hurried about their chores just before dinner, Caleb Sinaga had his eye on his next plaything. Click here to read his story.
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Champions for Children: Meet Elyse Passmore
Dr Elyse Passmore is a biomedical engineer working in the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute at the Royal Children’s Hospital. The Good Friday Appeal proudly supports her research into artificial intelligence (AI). To recognise her work in the lead up to the appeal, we spoke to Elyse about how AI is making waves in the world of healthcare.
Ayla on road to health after nine-hour brain surgery
It took nine months of riding a merry-go-round of recurrent sickness and visits to doctors before the sinister secret growing at the back of Ayla’s brain was finally revealed. Click here to read her story.
Aliyana is a blooming marvel
Almost a year after being diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, Aliyana hopes to start ticking things off her ever-growing “after cancer to-do list”. Click here to read her story.
Champions for Children: Meet Valerie Sung
Associate Professor Valerie Sung has worked at the RCH as a junior doctor since 2001, and as a general paediatrician since 2010. She has a passion for caring for deaf and hard-of-hearing children. Her research on childhood hearing loss is proudly supported by the Good Friday Appeal.
We met Zaeden for World Social Work Day
Each year on the third Tuesday of March, the RCH celebrates World Social Work Day to highlight the achievements of social workers, raise the visibility of social work services, and to promote the contributions of the profession to individuals, families, and the wider community.
Introducing the faces of the 2022 Good Friday Appeal – Meet Alex
The Good Friday Appeal is proud to announce one of the faces of this year’s campaign, Alex Wyatt. Click here to read his story!
Introducing the faces of the 2022 Good Friday Appeal – Meet Isla
The Good Friday Appeal is proud to announce one of the faces of this year’s campaign, Isla Magann. Click here to read her story!
Mikayla raises awareness about rare diseases
Epilepsy is one of the most common and well-known neurological disorders out there, affecting one in approximately 200 children. However, what many people may not know about the condition is that there are multiple types of Epilepsy, and some are incredibly rare—just ask four-year old Mikayla.
Alfie’s fight with CHD
At 13-weeks pregnant, Kristin and Lianne discovered that their son was facing a complicated congenital heart disease called atrioventricular septal defect and that he would require open-heart surgery at just three-months old. Read Alfie’s inspiring journey here.