Our patients
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Michele’s 50-year journey of survivorship
This Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Michele is marking more than 50 years of survivorship and celebrating the ongoing support from KCC and SCH.Friday 29 September 2023 -
Phage therapy offers new hope for children with cystic fibrosis
In a major advancement for personalised medicine, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead (CHW) has launched a world-first clinical trial investigating the use of phage therapy to treat a chronic bacterial infection in children with cystic fibrosis (CF).Monday 18 September 2023 -
Mia Rose’s Mount Everest
They say through adversity comes strength, and that couldn’t be closer to the truth for Mia Rose. The 22-month-old has already climbed her own ‘Mount Everest’, after she was diagnosed with a rare form of eye cancer as a baby.Wednesday 13 September 2023 -
Sam's special 'first'
There are many ‘firsts’ in a baby’s life – their first bath, first smile, first steps and first words. One-year-old Sam will have a unique ‘first’ to remember looking back on his first year of life.Monday 28 August 2023 -
Courtney hits sixes and aces for Australia
Courtney, a long-term patient at Westmead, is representing Australia in not one, but two sports.Monday 28 August 2023