Fifteen-month-old Casper has a colourful string of beads, but his mother hopes it doesn’t get any longer. Every single one of Casper’s 200 beads marks a milestone or type of treatment in his fight against cancer. He was diagnosed with hepatoblastoma in June this year. Many cancer patients at The Royal Children’s Hospital are recording … Continued
A 9-year-old Geelong boy has made a remarkable recovery after being paralysed. Nicholas Walpole contracted a rare illness which forced his body to stop functioning. His own immune system began attacking his brain rendering him unable to walk or talk. Doctors at The Royal Children’s boosted his immune system which has helped him make a … Continued
An inspiring book celebrates 140 years of Melbourne’s beloved Royal Children’s Hospital. Brigid O’Connell from the Sunday Herald Sun reports. It came very close to not even getting off the ground. The Royal Children’s Hospital may now be synonymous with dedication to children’s health, but a groundswell of disapproval bubbled among doctors in the late 1800s, fuelled … Continued
The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) will be the first paediatric hospital in Australia to offer intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), changing the face of neurosurgery and cardiac procedures for Australian children. The RCH Foundation announced at its annual dinner last night it would purchase the leading edge IMRIScardio intraoperative MRI system at a cost of … Continued
The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) has been recognised for its outstanding achievement in providing healthcare to children in Victoria and Australia. Last night (6/10/10) at the 2010 Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, the RCH was a finalist in five awards, and won three, including both of the Premier’s Excellence Awards. RCH Chief Executive, Christine Kilpatrick, said … Continued
Audrey Truong always has a huge smile on her face when she is awake. And when she’s sleeping, she looks at peace. But Audrey’s parents knew something was wrong. Audrey was failing to put on weight or grow taller. Her parents took her to the Royal Children’s Hospital where doctors found her airways were blocked, causing her … Continued
The Royal Children’s Hospital has been experimenting with a novel program. It’s helping sick kids stay in touch with their classmates using a colourful orb. Ten-year-old Shaunna Miller was admitted to hospital with septicaemia, pneumonia and diabetes, and was placed in an induced coma to help with her recovery. Once out of the worst of … Continued
Little Alexandra Weeks is a very lucky girl. She got the fright of her life when her family’s car rolled over her head in the home driveway last week. Alexandra screamed as the weight of the car fractured her skull in two places. Her carotid artery was also badly damaged, putting her at a high risk … Continued
A church pastor’s daughter, Jayde Saliba, needed urgent medical help when she inhaled a cross pendant almost two years ago. The cross was lodged in her throat which doctors removed under general anaesthetic. Now aged 4, Jayde was one of 282 children under five admitted to the Royal Children’s Hospital since 2005 after inhaling or ingesting … Continued
Brother and sister Jacob and Alexandra Khodr both have sickle cell anaemia – a rare, life-threatening blood disease. They visit The Royal Children’s Hospital every month for blood transfusions to keep the condition under control. Read their story at Herald Sun Online here: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/caring-for-each-other-in-blood-disease-battle/story-e6frf7kx-1225899744415 You can help children like Jacob and Alexandra by donating blood … Continued
