Weird science could fix young Ashley

For five days and five nights six-year-old Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) patient Ashley Blackman has had electrodes glued to his head recording his brain activity so doctors could find out exactly where in his brain his epilepsy seizures were coming from.

The RCH wonder dog

Ralf the giant schnauzer has the reputation of being something of a miracle worker, and he lived up to it during his ward rounds at the Royal Children’s Hospital yesterday.

Veronica saved by new liver

Seven-month-old Royal Children’s Hospital patient Veronica Bazouni had not long to live when she was saved by a liver transplant.

Ruby’s taste for life

Royal Children’s Hospital patient Ruby Burton is 18-months-old and hasn’t been able to eat properly since she was born.

Lilly is one in a million

Within hours of seeing her GP in Tasmania, Lilly was airlifted to The Royal Children’s Hospital where she was fighting for her life with kidney failure and subsequent heart failure.

Ramsis’ light therapy

Nine-year-old Royal Children’s Hospital patient Ramsis Slewa is spending eight-hours a day in a light box while he waits for a life-saving liver transplant.

Inez cast in mum’s image

Coburg youngster Inez Whitehouse broke her arm after falling while she was running with friends in a park last Friday afternoon.

Emily’s back on her feet

Emily Manolaros was admitted to The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) after she collapsed at school on March 1. The five-year-old was paralysed by Guillain Barre syndrome.