Bone and Marrow Transplant Patient Stories

Pediatric Bone and Marrow Transplantation

UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh’s Bone Marrow Transplant program has been performing blood and marrow transplants since 1991. Our specialists have helped countless children whose lives were affected by cancer and blood disorders such as sickle cell disease.

Meet some of our patients whose lives have been improved by their experiences at Children’s Hospital.


Faith's prenatal Krabbe disease diagnosis helped save her life. Learn more about her umbilical cord transplant success story.
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Lily suffered from Krabbe Disease. Read about the success of her procedure and experience at UPMC Children's Hospital Pittsburgh.
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Zachary and Collin were both diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. Learn more about their stem cell transplant surgeries at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.
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Emily suffered from Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Read more about her procedure and experience at UPMC.
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Austin was diagnosed with sickle cell disease shortly after birth. He received a bone marrow transplant from his older brother at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.
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Cara suffered acute myelogenous leukemia that nearly ended her young life. Learn more about her experience at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.
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Cassidy suffered from Ewing's Sarcoma. Read more about her procedure and experience at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.
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Casey suffered from Neuroblastoma. Read more about her procedure and experience at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.
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Hanna was just 2 years old when she was diagnosed with Leukemia. Read more about her procedure and experience at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.
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Joshua suffered from Severe Combined Immunodeficiency and received a bone marrow transplant for treatment. Read about his experience at UPMC.
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