A fighter’s first steps
Chelsea Aquilina was not expected to survive when, just before Christmas, she was hit by a ute and suffered severe head injuries, but the brave five-year-old is fighting to recover.
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Zachary’s brave fight
After spending his entire life at The Royal Children’s Hospital, Zachary Kelly defied the odds and went home last week.
This is why we need to give
Two-year-old Aston Crow is waiting for a life-saving bone marrow transplant at The Royal Children’s Hospital.
Rowell’s lucky escape
Skateboarder Rowell Arnephy is all smiles after a miraculous escape when he was hit by a van crossing a road in Cranbourne North on Tuesday.
Drake is perfect in every way
Drake’s mum Cassi van den Dungen from the 2009 series of Australia’s Next Top Model said motherhood had been an adventure.
Montana and the five-cent coin
Four-year-old Montana Drew is finally able to eat an icy-pole after Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) surgeons removed a five-cent coin from her oesophagus last month.
A bond of love and faith
After being a patient at The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) for most of her childhood Jodie Piper has just discovered that her five-week-old daughter Amelia suffers from the same bone condition she has had her entire life.
A worldwide search for Fletcher’s donor
A bone marrow transplant from an overseas donor cured Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) patient Fletcher McLoughlan’s rare immune deficiency condition known as Wiskott-Aldridge syndrome.
Australia’s first paediatric intestinal transplant
Surgeons have performed Australia’s first paediatric intestinal transplant at The Royal Children’s Hospital, giving a teenager a second chance at life.
Baby Alexandra home for the first time
Baby Alexandra McCann’s rough start to life is over – the seven-week-old, who was born with Pierre Robin Sequence, is due home for the very first time tomorrow.