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Patient Stories

Your child is unique, definitely a one of a kind! So is your Nationwide Children’s story. We want to hear from you. Tell your story in your own words. Be part of a community of parents and care givers just like you. Flutter is a patient stories website where you can tell your story, read other stories and be part of something extraordinary. You are not alone in what you and your child have been through. The stories you write will be posted for all to see. Then you can come back and update them. Meet other parents. Find stories like yours. Share with the world. Thank you for visiting Flutter and opening your book to us. We can’t wait to see what the next chapter brings.

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Andie
Age: 1 Years | Extreme Prematurity
Patient Champion Anna
Anna
Acute Myelocytic Leukemia AML
Patient Champion Antoinette
Antoinette
Juvenile Arthritis
patient with dog
Aria
Age: 10 Years | Burn Injury
patient Ava
Ava
Age: 14 Years | Autism Spectrum Disorder
Bailey smiling and posing next to an animal friend
Bailey
Age: 20 Years | Pectus excavatum
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Ben
Age: 3 Years | Radiology Concern
teen patient holding cell phone
Brady
Age: 18 Years | Pectus excavatum
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Bryce
Age: 10 Years | Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia BPD
Callahan smiling
Callahan
Age: 4 Years | Leukemia
premature baby in mom's hands
Canaan K
Age: 0 Years | Extreme Prematurity
patient carly
Carly
Age: 9 Years | Chiari Malformations
Patient champion Cash
Cash
Congenital Heart Disease
Cecelia
Cecelia
Age: 19 Years | Leukemia
patient charlie
Charlie
Age: 5 Years | Dental Care
Patient champion charlie
Charlie
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Charlotte
Age: 15 Years | Broken Bone
patient champion charlotte
Charlotte
Glomerulonephritis
Patient Champion Charlotte
Charlotte
Trisomy 18
patient champion chase
Chase
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
A woman stands smiling on stone steps in front of a brick building with large pillars. She is wearing a white medical coat over scrubs, indicating a healthcare or medical school milestone.
Chloe M
Age: 19 Years | Gastroparesis
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Colten
Age: 17 Years | Biliary Atresia
young boy leukemia patient with no hair in hospital bed
Connor W
Age: 8 Years | Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia ALL
Daniel and mom
Daniel
Age: 1 Years | Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia BPD
Emma smiling
Ema
Age: 11 Years | Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor
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Emily
Age: 25 Years | ACL Tear
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Evangelia
Age: 11 Years | Pancreatic Tumor
Evelyn
Evelyn
Spinal Muscular Atrophy SMA
Baby in hospital gown sucking her thumb
Evie D
Age: 4 Years | Epilepsy
Fatima
Fatima
Age: 11 Years | Batten Disease
Finley's mom holding her
Finley
Age: 3 Years | Extreme Prematurity
Gabe
Gabe
Age: 1 Years | Extreme Prematurity
baby girl in mom's lap at hospital
Georgia K
Age: 1 Years | Omphalocele
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Grace
Age: 16 Years
patient champion gray
Gray
Scoliosis
patient champion hannah
Hannah
Osteosarcoma
Jaselyn and mascot
Jaselyn
Age: 11 Years | Diabetes Type 1
Jocelyn
Jocelyn
Age: 18 Years | Acute Tcell Leukemia Lymphoma
patient and nurse
Jorge
Age: 8 Years | Pre B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
moci
Kael and Moci
Beta Thalassemia Major
Nationwide Children's Hospital Holiday Campaign Image of Kai Holding a Teddy Bear
Kai
Age: 9 Years | Diabetes Type 1
patient Katie
Katie
Age: 20 Years | Low Grade Gliomas
Knox and Dr.
Knox
Age: 8 Years | Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Lakin
Lakin
Age: 8 Years | Cerebral Palsy
La'Miya with a teddy bear
La'Miya
Age: 10 Years | Wilms Tumor
Landry
Landry
Age: 11 Years | Congenital Heart Disease
smiling baby
Levi
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia BPD
A happy baby lies on a patterned sheet wearing only a diaper, smiling brightly and showing a healing chest surgery scar.
Liam
Age: 1 Years | D Transposition of the Great Vessels
toddler smiling in mom's arms
Liam B
Age: 3 Years
Louie in Wagon
Louie
Age: 8 Years | Neuroblastoma
Lukas sitting in a hospital wagon
Lukas
Age: 1 Years | Bladder Exstrophy
Macy stands smiling in a sparkly red strapless gown with a jeweled tiara on her head and a yellow sash that reads "Prom Queen."
Macy
Age: 18 Years
Madi standing outside smiling with sunglasses on
Madi
Age: 16 Years | Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis JIA
Maggie
Maggie
Age: 22 Years | Aplastic Anemia
Maggie
Maggie
Age: 18 Years | Lung and Lung Heart Transplant
patient with colorectal scar
Malakai
Anorectal Malformations
Malena as a baby in the hospital
Malena
Age: 2 Years | Newborn Jaundice
twins
Mariah and Milan
Age: 3 Years | Prematurity
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Meet Jaxsyn
Age: 4 Years | Neurological Disorders
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Meet Kaden
Age: 14 Years | Dilated Cardiomyopathy
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Meet Liam
Age: 5 Years | Infant Development
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Meet Logan
Age: 20 Years | Meniscus Injuries
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Meet Taylor
Age: 23 Years | Depression
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Meet Zaine
Age: 10 Years | Burn Injury
patient with cheetah
Myla
Age: 11 Years | Pre B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
A young boy wearing pajamas stands smiling beside a large wooden squirrel statue inside a brightly lit building. The squirrel holds a staff and wears a medal and a blue bag of acorns, adding a whimsical touch to the scene.
Noah
Age: 10 Years | Pancreatitis
Olivia
Olivia
Age: 7 Years | Down Syndrome
Onna smiling
Onna
Age: 14 Years | Congenital Scoliosis
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Pacey
Age: 12 Years | Colonic Inertia
Raleigh and Mom
Raleigh
Age: 2 Years | Dilated Cardiomyopathy
young girl on swing
Saylum
Age: 1 Years | Broken Bone
Sean
Sean
Germ Cell Tumor
Patient Sophia
Sophia
Age: 4 Years | Respiratory Syncytial Virus RSV
Stella smiling
Stella
Age: 7 Years | Spinal Muscular Atrophy SMA
A smiling baby sits on an adult’s lap at a restaurant, reaching toward food on the table. The baby looks healthy and alert, dressed in a navy onesie with planets, contrasting with a hospital scene visible in the background through a window.
Theodore
Age: 1 Years | Coarctation of the Aorta
Patient Winnie
Winnie
Age: 10 Years | Spinal Muscular Atrophy SMA