Cincinnati Children's Liver & Intestinal Transplant

11/07/2025

A great free webinar next week from our friends at Intestinal Rehab and Transplant Unwrapped! Please join if this topic interests you!
Transplant Unwrapped
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Join us one week from today for the next IRTxU webinar:
French Fries, Ice Cream and Finding Balance: What Nourishment Really Means
In this virtual webinar, Kristen Lorenz, RD, LDN, will discuss how best to balance nutrition vs calories.
Thursday, Nov. 13th at 10 am PST, 1pm EST
Register Here:
https://www.transplantunwrapped.org/event-details/french-fries-ice-cream-and-finding-balance-what-nourishment-really-means

11/07/2025

Spot a purple transportation cart, the Care Cabinet, or a phone charger loan system on campus? That’s the Family Serving Network in action! Our frontline employees speak up when they see ways to improve the patient and family experience, and this incredible team makes it happen—big or small. We’re shining a light on them for this week’s ! 💜 Learn more about our Patient and Family Resources at the link in the comments!

11/06/2025

Dozens of our employees connected with teens at HealthFORCE, the Health Collaborative’s annual event that helps high schoolers explore healthcare careers. Our teams shared job shadowing opportunities and led demos, highlighting roles from entry-level positions to careers requiring advanced degrees like medicine and pharmacy. Students also met with area colleges to learn how to enter healthcare programs. Thank you to all the students, educators, and team members who made this event such a success!

11/05/2025

Blakely received her liver transplant on 5/25/2024 and this year she wore the perfect Halloween costume since she is such a Chick-fil-A lover! We're a tad biased, but she is the sweetest little spotted cow around!

And as you see - when Blakely said she wanted to be a cow for Halloween, the whole family got in on the theme!!

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11/05/2025

Whether you overestimated how much Halloween candy you would need, or your kids worked extra hard for it this year, the end result is the same: a big pile of leftover candy. Here are 6 creative ideas for whittling away the excess, through the link in the comments.

11/04/2025

As the #1 cancer program in the nation, our Child Life team in the Cancer & Blood Diseases Institute (CBDI) brings more than world-class care—they bring joy. This Halloween, after months of planning, one of our inpatient playrooms was transformed into Radiator Springs, with staff dressed as characters from Cars and smiles everywhere they went. From unit visits to a parade through the concourse, the costumes, creativity, and compassion were unforgettable. For our patients, these moments mean everything. And for our team, this is what it’s all about. 💛

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11/04/2025

Our sweet little friend Luxe was the Energizer Bunny for Halloween! Her mom Lauran shared: "She had a recent rejection episode and is currently on steroids, so we felt it was VERY fitting!"

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11/03/2025

We hope everyone had a frightful and fun Halloween! Please send us your photos from trick or treating if you would like to share!

Here is our friend Rebecca: Halloween before her liver transplant on the left, and this year on the right! She is the cutest flying unicorn we know!

11/03/2025

🎥 Cue the cuteness!
🧢 Put your cap on!

The newest The Cincy Hat by Ted Karras is here, and it’s more than just a stylish way to show off your Cincinnati pride. A portion of every hat sold goes directly to support Cincinnati Children’s!💙

Check out these awesome patients and employees rocking their new caps and help make a difference—one hat at a time. Limited edition, unlimited heart. 💫

🧢 Don’t wait! Orders close on December 1, so grab yours now and wear it with purpose. Link in the comments!

11/03/2025

Our new Eastgate location is officially open! Located at 4315 Ivy Pointe Blvd., next to TQL headquarters, this state-of-the-art facility replaces the former Anderson and Eastgate locations, both of which closed at the end of October.

Learn more about the services at our new Eastgate location 👇

11/03/2025

Raegan’s cancer hadn’t spread—that was the good news. The tough news: doctors diagnosed her with high-risk neuroblastoma, requiring a very intensive 14-month treatment plan. She began treatment at Akron Children's Hospital near home, then continued at Cincinnati Children’s, thanks to an ongoing collaboration between the two hospitals. Her care teams worked side by side every step of the way, and now Raegan is on track to finish therapy and stay cancer-free! 💪 This , read more about her inspiring journey and learn more about the #1 cancer program in the country in the comments.

11/02/2025

: Fall back and snooze forward as the clock rewinds with an extra hour of sleep. Do you have unique photos and uplifting snapshots from any of our locations, like this one featuring a sunset at our new Eastgate location (which opens tomorrow!)? Share them with us for a chance to be featured, by emailing socialmedia@cchmc.org. Photo credit: Jen Tan

10/31/2025

🎃 Our Ryan Seacrest Foundation hosted a spook-tacular Halloween celebration complete with games, prizes, and even a haunted house!

10/31/2025

This week, we embraced the spooky fun side of Halloween. Fairy tale characters and other costumed creatures roamed our halls, bringing the festivities to our patients and families. Check out the alternate identities of our employees and see how our teams had fun celebrating .

10/31/2025

Spooky season is here! In this episode, we discuss nightmares and night terrors in kids. Learn how to help your child through these sleep disturbances and so much more. Check out the link in the comments to listen!

10/31/2025

🎃👶 From a 2-pound pumpkin to Mini Mouse, the babies in our NICU are bringing the Halloween spirit in the sweetest way! This year, our staff helped by making handmade costumes that could be laid on our smallest patients—helping new parents celebrate their little ones' very first Halloween with joy and love. 💛🧡

10/30/2025

Happy Halloween 2025! This is our friend and transplant recipient Penelope! The cutest Cat in the Hat we ever did see!

If you would like to share a photo of your transplant warrior enjoying Halloween, please submit to us via direct message or Elisabeth.Ratermann@cchmc.org!

10/29/2025

Some great trick or treating safety tips for this week, shared by our Cincinnati Children's Comprehensive Injury Center!

No tricks, just treats and safe streets! 🎃👻 Grab a flashlight, stick to sidewalks, and keep those costumes bright!
Halloween tip: Cross at corners using crosswalks; never between parked cars! Let’s make this Halloween a howling good time without the scares! 🕸️🍬

10/28/2025

Halloween week is here!! We hope everyone is ready for some spooky, frightful fun!

If you'd like, submit a photo of your transplant warrior enjoying Halloween for us to post here! We love celebrating the everyday moments and special events that the gift of life has made possible. 💚💙 For now, enjoy this collage of some costumes from past years!

Email photos to Elisabeth.Ratermann@cchmc.org, or send to us via direct message!

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10/24/2025

Spotlight on our for ! Thanks Cincinnati Children's!

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10/23/2025

It's Pharmacy Week! Join us in showing our appreciation for this incredible team of Transplant Pharmacists! Our team of Clinical Specialists each hold specialty training in transplant pharmacy, and are essential parts of the care team to make sure that each patient's pre- and post-transplant care is safe and effective for their individual needs.

Pictured here L to R: Anna and Amber (liver/intestinal), Leanna and Rachel (kidney), Stephanie (lung), Emma (heart) and Jaci (float).

Thank you to this brilliant team for your expertise and all you do!

10/22/2025

Thank you to our pediatric transplant surgeon Dr. Alex Bondoc and fellow liver disease experts from UC Health and the American Liver Foundation for speaking with Local12's Liz Bonis for !

Link to the recording is posted below! Segment begins at about 33 minutes into the show.

https://local12.com/health/whats-happening-in-health/whats-happening-in-health-october-19-2025-whatshappeninginhealth-wkrc-pumpkin-spice-seasonal-shift-hearing-addiction-mental-health-breast-cancer-law-liver-disease-diabetes-tattoo-removal-functional-fitness-

10/17/2025

Cincinnati Children's liver and intestinal transplant surgeon Alex Bondoc, MD, joined a group Thursday morning to talk about liver disease awareness with Local12's Liz Bonis. Their conversation will appear on the second half of the show "What's Happening in Health." The show airs at 6 am Sunday on Local12 and will be shared later online and here on our page!

Kudos to liver transplant recipient and volunteer extraordinaire Donald Melillo for organizing the taping of this wonderful segment (appearing on the left in the group photo) and thank you to Lorraine Stiehl, CEO of the American Liver Foundation (and her Bili the Brave lion plush toy!), and UC Health hepatologist Amoah Yeboah Korang, MD, MPH, for joining the discussion!

Learn more about our Pediatric Liver Transplant Center at Cincinnati Children's: https://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/service/l/liver-transplant

10/16/2025