Overcoming Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Amar was born at just 28-weeks gestation at Connecticut Children’s Hospital in April 2024, weighing just 1 pound, 2.6 ounces. He was diagnosed with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia, also known as chronic lung disease of prematurity. At birth, he was intubated and required chest tubes to breathe....
Laney McGowan was first diagnosed with Dravet Syndrome when she was four months old and had her first seizure. Laney received intensive physical, occupational, speech, and feeding therapies at Blythedale to help her regain her ability to use her left side
Six-year-old Laney McGowan was diagnosed with Dravet Syndrome when she was just four-months old and had her first seizure. Dravet Syndrome is a rare form of treatment-resistant epilepsy which causes prolonged seizures. In December, Laney struggled with several upper respiratory infections and...
Max's Story
Meet Max, an aspiring content creator who - at age 12 - is taking on the world while recovering from congenital heart disease and an hypoxic brain injury. Max attends the Robert Stone Day Hospital at Blythedale Children’s Hospital which offers a specialized program for children who are able to live...
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