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Patient & Family Stories

Every family’s care journey is different. Flutter brings together stories from patients and families who have received care at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, based in Columbus, Ohio. Explore experiences across conditions and specialties, find stories like yours and share your family’s journey in your own words.

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Addie and Millie on a pink couch
Addie and Millie
Age: 1 Years | Prematurity
Aiden outside in a wheelchair touching grass
Aiden
Age: 12 Years | Brain Tumors
Allyson in a black tank top smiling
Allyson
Age: 13 Years | Pancreatitis
Andie
Andie
Age: 2 Years | Extreme Prematurity
Patient Champion Anna
Anna
Acute Myelocytic Leukemia AML
Patient Champion Antoinette
Antoinette
Juvenile Arthritis
patient with dog
Aria
Age: 11 Years | Burn Injury
patient Ava
Ava
Age: 15 Years | Autism Spectrum Disorder
Bailey smiling and posing next to an animal friend
Bailey
Age: 21 Years | Pectus excavatum
ben photo 1
Ben
Age: 4 Years | Radiology Concern
bethany in a red phone booth surrounded by flowers
Bethany
Age: 20 Years
Blake smiling
Blake
Age: 3 Years | Ear Tubes
teen patient holding cell phone
Brady
Age: 18 Years | Pectus excavatum
bryce photo 1
Bryce
Age: 10 Years | Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia BPD
Callahan smiling
Callahan
Age: 5 Years | Leukemia
Toddler hospital patient boy
Callum
Age: 3 Years | Hirschsprung Disease
premature baby in mom's hands
Canaan K
Age: 1 Years | Extreme Prematurity
patient carly
Carly
Age: 10 Years | Chiari Malformations
Patient champion Cash
Cash
Congenital Heart Disease
Cecelia
Cecelia
Age: 20 Years | Leukemia
young boy with Nike headband smiling
Chandler
Age: 5 Years | Achalasia
Patient champion charlie
Charlie
patient charlie
Charlie
Age: 6 Years | Dental Care
Patient Champion Charlotte
Charlotte
Trisomy 18
patient champion charlotte
Charlotte
Glomerulonephritis
charlotte photo 1
Charlotte
Age: 16 Years | Broken Bone
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
Age: 20 Years | Gastroparesis
colten photo 1
Colten
Age: 18 Years | Biliary Atresia
young boy leukemia patient with no hair in hospital bed
Connor W
Age: 8 Years | Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia ALL
Cooper standing with a picture of him when he was in the NICU
Cooper
Age: 5 Years | Extreme Prematurity
Daniel and mom
Daniel
Age: 2 Years | Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia BPD
Emma smiling
Ema
Age: 12 Years | Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor
emily photo 1
Emily
Age: 25 Years | ACL Tear
Evan giving a thumbs up
Evan
Brain Tumors
Evangelia photo 1
Evangelia
Age: 12 Years | Pancreatic Tumor
Evelyn
Evelyn
Spinal Muscular Atrophy SMA
Baby in hospital gown sucking her thumb
Evie D
Age: 5 Years | Epilepsy
Fatima
Fatima
Age: 12 Years | Batten Disease
Finley's mom holding her
Finley
Age: 4 Years | Extreme Prematurity
Gabe
Gabe
Age: 2 Years | Extreme Prematurity
Gabriella smiling against a farm backdrop
Gabriella
Age: 9 Years | Pancreatitis
baby girl in mom's lap at hospital
Georgia K
Age: 2 Years | Omphalocele
grace photo 2
Grace
Age: 17 Years
patient champion gray
Gray
Scoliosis
patient champion hannah
Hannah
Osteosarcoma
A baby girl lies on a colorful blanket, looking up at the camera with wide eyes. She wears a pink outfit and has a nasal cannula providing oxygen support.
Harper
Age: 4 Years | Extreme Prematurity
baby with oxygen tubes
Hayes
Age: 3 Years
Izzy sitting on a Dr. bed with a knee brace on
Izzy
baby in hospital connected to monitors
Janeiro
Age: 4 Years
Jaselyn and mascot
Jaselyn
Age: 12 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
Twins playing together
Josephine and Jaxton
Age: 1 Years | Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia BPD
Kace laying in a hospital baby bed
Kace
Spina Bifida
moci
Kael and Moci
Beta Thalassemia Major
Nationwide Children's Hospital Holiday Campaign Image of Kai Holding a Teddy Bear
Kai
Age: 10 Years | Diabetes Type 1
A tiny newborn rests in a neonatal intensive care unit bed, connected to monitoring equipment and respiratory support. The infant’s eyes are open, and medical sensors are attached to the chest and abdomen.
Karson
Age: 2 Years | Extreme Prematurity
patient Katie
Katie
Age: 21 Years | Low Grade Gliomas
Kennedy in a hospital bed smiling with a peace sign
Kennedy B
Age: 8 Years | Diabetes Type 1
Knox and Dr.
Knox
Age: 8 Years | Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Lakin
Lakin
Age: 9 Years | Cerebral Palsy
La'Miya with a teddy bear
La'Miya
Age: 11 Years | Wilms Tumor
Landry
Landry
Age: 12 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: 9 Years | Neuroblastoma
Lukas sitting in a hospital wagon
Lukas
Age: 2 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: 19 Years
Madi standing outside smiling with sunglasses on
Madi
Age: 17 Years | Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis JIA
Maggie
Maggie
Age: 23 Years | Aplastic Anemia
Maggie
Maggie
Age: 19 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: 4 Years | Prematurity
jaxsyn photo 3
Meet Jaxsyn
Age: 4 Years | Neurological Disorders
kaden photo 2
Meet Kaden
Age: 15 Years | Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Liam photo 3
Meet Liam
Age: 5 Years | Infant Development
logan photo 1
Meet Logan
Age: 21 Years | Meniscus Injuries
taylor photo 1
Meet Taylor
Age: 23 Years | Depression
zaine photo 1
Meet Zaine
Age: 11 Years | Burn Injury
patient with cheetah
Myla
Age: 12 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: 11 Years | Pancreatitis
Oliver in a hospital bed
Oliver H
Age: 5 Years | Hirschsprung Disease
A smiling young girl stands outdoors beside a tree, wearing a pink striped dress with ruffled sleeves. She poses confidently with one hand on her hip in warm evening sunlight, with green grass and trees softly blurred in the background.
Olivia
Age: 11 Years | Hirschsprung Disease
Olivia
Olivia
Age: 8 Years | Down Syndrome
Onna smiling
Onna
Age: 14 Years | Congenital Scoliosis
Owen sitting at a table with a Costco badge on
Owen
Age: 11 Years | Wilms Tumor
pacey photo 3
Pacey
Age: 12 Years | Colonic Inertia
Perry Grateful Patient Family
Perry
Pre B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Raleigh and Mom
Raleigh
Age: 3 Years | Dilated Cardiomyopathy
young girl on swing
Saylum
Age: 2 Years | Broken Bone
Sean
Sean
Germ Cell Tumor
Shaun smiling with reindeer antlers on
Shaun
Age: 3 Years | Heart Transplant
Patient Sophia
Sophia
Age: 5 Years | Respiratory Syncytial Virus RSV
Stella smiling
Stella
Age: 8 Years | Spinal Muscular Atrophy SMA
A smiling toddler sits on the floor of a clinic exam room holding a toy and a set of keys. The child wears a nasal cannula for oxygen support and is surrounded by a small backpack and medical tubing.
Theodore
Age: 1 Years
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: 11 Years | Spinal Muscular Atrophy SMA