
2025 Children's Health Patient Ambassadors
Meet our 2025 Children’s Health℠ Patient Ambassadors! This league of superhero patients are advocates for Children’s Health through sharing their stories of resilience and hope at events and campaigns. They educate others about their journeys, and they also have the opportunity to fundraise for an area of Children’s Health that is meaningful to them. Together, they help make life better for kids just like them.
If you are a grateful patient family interested in becoming a part of next year's patient ambassador class, please share your story and our team will get back with you as soon as possible.
A collection of the 2025 Children’s Health℠ Patient Ambassadors. This league of superhero patients are advocates for Children’s Health.
Aaron
Meet AaronDiagnosis: Alagille syndrome, liver transplant
Location: Dallas
Growing up, Aaron spent a lot of time in hospitals. His diagnosis remained a mystery to his family for years, until one doctor found he had been born with Alagille syndrome.
Abbey and Aiden
Meet Abbey and AidenDiagnosis: Hyperthyroidism and migraines
Diagnosis: Chronic Kidney Disease
Location: Dallas
When two separate diagnoses hit siblings around the same time, Children's Health was there to stabilize both kids - and the entire family.
Amulya
Meet AmulyaDiagnosis: Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
Location: Dallas
When a rare nerve disorder caused paralysis in her body and face, Amulya and her family turned to Children’s Health to get her back on her feet and regain her smile.
Anabelle
Meet AnabelleDiagnosis: Cerebral Aneurysm
Location: Dallas
A ruptured, 3-millimeter brain aneurysm wiped Anabelle’s memory and personality. Her family and Children’s Health care team stood by her as she recovered.
Azai
Meet AzaiDiagnosis: Congenital heart defect
Location: Dallas
After their daughter was born with a congenital heart defect, Tara and Daniel thanked her care team the best way they knew how: an investment in the future of Children’s Health.
Beckett
Meet BeckettDiagnosis: Ph+ Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
Location: Plano
Beckett’s family held onto hope when he was diagnosed with a rare and complex cancer at 19 months old. Now, he’s 4 and taking the world by storm.
Clayton
Diagnosis: Hepatoblastoma, liver transplant
Location: Dallas
Cori
Meet CoriDiagnosis: Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder
Location: Dallas
When 2-year-old Cori suddenly lost movement, her mom fought for answers. A rare diagnosis, a first-of-its-kind treatment—now, Cori has a second chance.
Dallas
Meet DallasDiagnosis: Heart transplant
Location: Dallas and Cityville
Dallas, born with three heart conditions, found hope at Children’s Health in his namesake city. A new heart at 12 lets him thrive.
Dawson
Diagnosis: Group B Burkitt Lymphoma
Location: Plano
Easton
Meet EastonDiagnosis: Heart defect
Location: Dallas
Born with congenital heart defects, Easton spent most of his first year of life at Children’s Health. His care team members helped his family feel at home at the hospital and inspired them to give back.
Elizabeth
Meet ElizabethDiagnosis: Cardiology, pulmonology and gastroenterology
Location: Dallas
Born with a group of birth defects undetected in utero, Elizabeth wasn’t getting better and was running out of options when her family called Children’s Health
Grace
Meet GraceDiagnosis: Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Location: Dallas and Plano
Born with a rare heart condition, Grace has faced multiple surgeries—but with expert care, she’s now thriving, singing, and wakesurfing.
Isaí
Meet IsaíDiagnosis: Traumatic head injury
Location: Dallas
A birthday party turned into a life-changing moment for Isai—but his journey of strength and healing is nothing short of inspiring.
Jairo
Meet JairoDiagnosis: Cystic Fibrosis
Location: Dallas
Jairo's mom, a Spanish speaker, felt overwhelmed by his diagnosis. Children's Health language services gave her confidence in his care.
Kennedy
Meet KennedyDiagnosis: Juvenile Dermatomyositis
Location: Dallas
Kennedy’s strength and coordination faded fast—but a team of experts at Children’s Health worked to find answers and a new treatment.
Levi
Meet LeviDiagnosis: Medulloblastoma, type 1 diabetes
Location: Dallas
After battling type 1 diabetes & brain cancer twice, 12-year-old Levi keeps finding the silver lining—with a little help from furry friends.
Paige
Meet PaigeDiagnosis: Spastic diplegic cerebral palsy
Location: Dallas
Despite a complex case of diagnoses, daring Paige faces each obstacle with the support of Children’s Health team members and fellow patients.
RH
Meet RHDiagnosis: Cerebral palsy and rare genetic disorder
Location: Dallas
For more than a decade, RH’s care has involved collaborating with numerous specialists across the Children’s Health system to help a boy who cannot talk.
Rook
Meet RookDiagnosis: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Location: Plano
A nosebleed led to Rook’s early leukemia diagnosis. Now, this superhero-loving kid is fighting back, ready to ring the bell soon.
Samantha
Diagnosis: Kidney and heart transplant
Location: Dallas
Sydney
Meet SydneyDiagnosis: Heart and liver transplant
Location: Dallas
Last year, Sydney became too sick to stay at school. Now she’s back with her bright smile. The only thing different about Sydney is her heart – and her liver.
Trevor
Meet TrevorDiagnosis: Pilocytic astrocytoma
Location: Dallas
Despite experiencing the impossible, Trevor and his family gave back to the people who helped him throughout his journey at Children’s Health.
Victoria
Meet VictoriaDiagnosis: B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Location: Plano
Victoria was one of the first patients at Children's Health Plano to receive a revolutionary immunotherapy treatment. Now, she’s paving the way for other kids with leukemia.
Patient Ambassador Alumni
Aarini
Meet AariniDiagnosis: Asthma
After an asthma attack almost took her life as a kindergartener, Aarini is giving back to Children's Health through her art and by talking about her experience.
Adalynn
Meet AdalynnDiagnosis: Intractable constipation and colonic dysmotility
"Before Children's Health, Adalynn was sick and throwing up and nobody could explain it. The doctors at Children's Health did the research and testing and kept fighting to figure out why she was getting so sick. We would not be here if it was not for Children's Health."
Alexis
Meet AlexisDiagnosis: Acute Myeloid Leukemia
When her leukemia returned, Alexis' brother stepped in with her last hope for a cure.
Amairy
Meet AmairyDiagnosis: Clear cell sarcoma of kidney
When you first meet Amairy, now 6, she can be shy, but her reserved nature certainly doesn't define her. She's even been known to have two-hour dance parties with her child life specialist.
Ameila
Meet AmeliaDiagnosis: Congenital Heart Defect and Cerebral Palsy
Amelia wants to be a doctor when she grows up. She wants to help people, just like the physicians and nurses at Children's Health have helped her since she was a baby.
Annabella
Meet AnnabellaDiagnosis: Liver Transplant
For the past 6 years, Annabella and her family have sponsored and decorated a Christmas tree that brightens the lobby of the Solid Organ Transplant Center at the Children’s Health℠ Dallas Campus.
Autumn
Diagnosis: Neuroblastoma
Ava
Meet AvaDiagnosis: Megacystis Microcolon Intestinal Hypoperistalsis Syndrome
After a devastating diagnosis at her birth, Ava has defied the odds thanks to the support of her healthcare providers at Children's Health.
Axel
Meet AxelDiagnosis: Solid Organ Transplant, Liver
Born with Alagille syndrome -- a rare, life-threatening liver disease, Axel found a new chance at life through his liver transplant at Children's Health.
Brantley
Meet BrantleyDiagnosis: Heart Transplant
Brandi found out that her son, Brantley, had this congenital heart defect when she was only 16 weeks pregnant. She knew that he would face tough challenges.
Tanner and Caleb
Tanner and CalebDiagnosis: Cystic Fibrosis
Brothers Tanner and Caleb are like a lot of siblings. They tease and fight - all in good natured brotherly love. And they're also each other's biggest defenders.
Camille
Meet CamilleDiagnosis: Type 1 Diabetes
Diagnosed three years ago with type 1 diabetes, Camille is balancing life as a student athlete and proud participant in a T1D clinical research study.
Charleigh
Diagnosis: Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
Charley
Meet CharleyDiagnosis: Kidney Transplant
Charley was born with one healthy kidney, but two transplants later, she's a healthy 13-year old thankful for her care team at Children's Health.
Chi-Heng
Diagnosis: Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Clayton
Meet ClaytonDiagnosis: Wilms tumor
Clayton's diagnosis began during a trip to the pediatrician, prompted because they noticed his belly was distended and beginning to protrude more to one side.
Davi
Meet DaviDiagnosis: Congenital Heart Defect
Davi was born with a congenital heart defect and has a superpower of making the world feel like Candyland - happy, sweet and colorful.
David
Meet DavidDiagnosis: Biliary Atresia
David was diagnosed with biliary atresia at just a few weeks old. Expert care has helped him grow up with big dreams and a bright future.
Dirk
Diagnosis: Heart Transplant
Drew
Meet DrewDiagnosis: Rhabdomyosarcoma
Drew can no longer play high-impact sports like soccer, baseball or basketball. He can’t risk an impact to his jaw, which was weakened by a rare form of cancer. But he can put up the fight of a lifetime.
Edison
Meet EdisonDiagnosis: Cerebral Palsy
Diagnosed with cerebral palsy, the team at Children’s Health supported Edison to ‘be the boy he wants to be.’
Eleanor
Meet EleanorDiagnosis: Congenital Heart Defect
The first thing that Laura and Raul remember about their infant daughter Eleanor — after the open-heart surgery that saved her life — were her pink toes.
Elli
Meet ElizabethElli was two days old when Jennifer and Angie met her on Nov. 17, 2018. She weighed four pounds, five ounces and had a head of wispy dark hair.
Emma
Meet EmmaDiagnosis: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Thanks to her daily medications, Emma, 15, lives a pretty typical life. Her eclectic interests range from making soap and bath bombs to reading and archery.
Hank
Meet HankDiagnosis: Rhabdomyosarcoma
More than a year ago, Hank finished his last round of chemotherapy. Team members celebrated the milestone with a Spiderman-themed party full of superhero costumes and a banner that read “Peace Out Chemo.”
Isacc
Meet IsaccDiagnosis: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Diagnosed with leukemia just before his third birthday, Isacc's care is now overseen by the growing oncology team at Children’s Medical Center Plano.
Ja'Niyah
Diagnosis: Heart Transplant
Jocelyn
Meet JocelynDiagnosis: Aplastic anemia
Her aplastic anemia came on suddenly and intensely. The previously energetic sixth-grader began experiencing crushing fatigue, bouts of bleeding from her gums and frequent blood transfusions.
Kadence
Meet KadenceDiagnosis: Birth Brain Defect
“My granddaughter is everything to me. I wanted the best for her, and I knew Children’s Health had the expertise to give us answers and get Kadence on a healthier path,” Kadence's grandmother Deondriea said.
Kaleb
Meet KalebDiagnosis: Congenital Heart Disease
Living with heterotaxy syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that can affect the development of important systems like the heart and gastrointestinal tract, Kaleb wouldn't be here without our innovative team at Children's Health.
Kasen
Meet KasenDiagnosis: Leukemia
After spiking a 106 degree fever and having uncontrolled vomiting, Kasen was rushed to Children's Health Plano. Within three days, he had started chemotherapy for leukemia.
Leone
Meet LeoneDiagnosis: Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
Leone's parents dress up as superheroes during his treatments at Children's Medical Center Dallas to make him feel like he can defeat anything - even cancer.
Lincoln
Meet LincolnDiagnosis: Rhabdomyosarcoma
The moment when Lincoln's tumor grew - so big that he couldn't breathe through his mouth and struggled to breathe through his nose -- was one of the scariest for Lincoln's parents, Shelly and Chris.
Lincoln
Meet LincolnDiagnosis: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
At age 2, Lincoln was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), a fast-growing cancer that begins in the bone marrow and spreads out to the body through the blood.
Maddie Jo
Maddie JoDiagnosis: Lymphedema of lower extremities
Maddie Jo took her diagnosis in stride. A bubbly, outgoing kid, she kept a positive attitude and simply told her mom “okay, what’s next?” after each appointment.
Olivia
Meet OliviaDiagnosis: Heart Transplant
In 2023, Olivia celebrated the 5-year anniversary of her transplant conducted at The Heart Center at Children's Health in Dallas - the place she calls the balloon hospital.
Preston
Meet PrestonDiagnosis: Acute myeloid leukemia
Preston likes to smile, crack jokes and try to make everyone feel comfortable – even when he’s going through a lot.
Preston
Meet PrestonDiagnosis: Testicular Cancer
Preston was only a freshman in high school when a surgeon in the emergency room at Childre's Health told him he'd have to remove one of his testicles after a tumor that had caused it to swell to three times its normal size.
Ricky
Meet RickyDiagnosis: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
“One minute Ricky was starting summer vacation and sleeping over at his best friend’s house, and the next we were rushing to the ER in Dallas,” Priscilla said.
Riley
Meet RileyDiagnosis: Heart Transplant
Diagnosed with heart failure, Riley lay in her hospital bed at Children’s Health℠ in Dallas thinking about the day that completely sidelined her active life.
Ryder
Meet RyderDiagnosis: Multiple Lung Diseases
A bout with RSV as a baby has turned into a lifelong battle for our hero Ryder.
Serenity
Meet SerenityDiagnosis: Acute flaccid myelitis
Serenity was diagnosed with acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) likely caused by an infection from an enterovirus - a common virus that usually causes mild symptoms.
Shay
Meet ShayDiagnosis: Henoch-Schonlein Purpur Nephritis
For a while, 5-year-old Shay wanted to be a doctor for babies when she grew up. But these days, she's all about the pizza. She might want to work at a pizza place or be a pizza maker.
Stella
Meet StellaDiagnosis: Tuba1A gene mutation
Summer and Travis rode a rollercoaster of emotions since becoming pregnant - with one valley being a routine ultrasound at 20 weeks revealing that their daughter Stella's brain wasn't forming as expected.
Thiago
Meet ThiagoDiagnosis: Leukemia
After being diagnosed with leukemia, Thiago and his mother Laura went to Children's Health to heal. Now in remission, Thiago is back in school and thriving.
Valentina
Diagnosis: B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Vienna
Diagnosis: Heart Transplant
Zoey
Meet ZoeyDiagnosis: Rehabilitation
Zoey was 18 months old when she was rushed to Children's Health after a near-drowning accident. On a feeding tube and barely moving, a long road to recovery began.