Children's Health Cancer and Blood Disorders

01/09/2026

As families settle back into routines and daycare classrooms fill up again, germs tend to spread fast. 🤧 While you can’t prevent every illness, there are ways to reduce your child’s risk. Dr. Carla Garcia Carreno, Director of Infection Prevention and Control at our Plano campus shares simple tips with Care.com to help kids stay healthier at daycare: https://bit.ly/49auERa

Explore effective ways on how to prevent daycare sickness and minimize the risk of infections for your little one.

01/07/2026

Passionate care on both sides of the NICU bedside.

Inspired by the resilience of tiny patients, Pam joined the Level IV NICU at Children’s Health in 2018. After experiencing the NICU as a parent herself, her empathy for families grew even deeper.

Today, she brings compassion and advocacy to every milestone, big or small, helping families feel supported every step of the way. We’re grateful for nurses like Pam who lead with heart every day. 🎈

01/05/2026

🐾 Raise a paw if you’re ready for some inspirational mantras for a happy and successful new year. 🎉🎈

01/02/2026

What an amazing way to ring in the New Year! 🎊 Our Patient Ambassador Brantley proudly served as the Ohio State Honorary Captain at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. He interviewed players, joined the captains for the coin toss and enjoyed the game with his family. Huge thanks to Cotton Bowl Classic, Goodyear and Ohio State Football for this unforgettable opportunity! 🎈

12/31/2025

Lights…camera…action! 🎥 2025 is in the books and it’s been a busy one at Ryan Seacrest Foundation's Seacrest Studios. Check out just a few of the things we’ve been up to.

12/30/2025

We felt the star power! 🌟

We're sending a huge thanks to the Dallas Stars and alumni for spending time with our patients and making the day so special. 💚🏒

12/29/2025

✈️ Our patients’ spirits are soaring after a special visit from the Pilots For Kids crew! Each year, pilots from both commercial and private airlines stop by our Dallas and Plano campuses to spread holiday cheer and brighten the season.

12/26/2025

Our Children’s Health Primary Care teams are spreading holiday cheer for patients, families and the community this season. 🎈🎄

12/25/2025

Our facility dogs are sending you warm wishes and wagging tails this holiday! 🐾🎄☃️

12/24/2025

Holiday magic made its way to our tiniest patients! ❤️
Santa stopped by our Level IV NICU to share smiles, love and a little holiday cheer. A truly magical visit! 🎅✨

12/23/2025

When Matthew's asthma worsened while playing competitive tennis, doctors discovered he had pectus excavatum – a condition in which the chest grows inward.

Matthew’s surgical team, led by Dr. Adam Alder, Pediatric Surgeon and Associate Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center, created custom-fit metal bars for his chest. Over a period of three years, the bars gradually lifted his sternum into the correct position before removal.

Along the way, Matthew’s experience and the care he received left a lasting impression and helped shape his path forward. Now a busy pre-med student majoring in microbiology and immunology, Matthew is preparing to have his bars removed soon.

Read about Matthew's journey and this innovative procedure: https://bit.ly/4oMgfPt

12/22/2025

🎄✨ Holiday magic has arrived at Children’s Health. Jolly is spreading smiles, laughter and a little bit of whimsy across our hospitals! ❤️

12/18/2025

HopeKids invites you to its January events.
If you have a child, ages 0 to 18, who has a life-threatening medical condition, you can apply to become a HopeKid through a quick and easy two-part application process at https://www.hopekids.org/become-a-hopekid/ or by scanning the QR code on this flyer. Once a family is approved for HopeKids, they can access the calendar and start registering for FREE events!
Please keep in mind this is only a small list of the events that HopeKids provides, as they offer more than 20 events a month. The HopeKids calendar full of events that create a unique support community for families both virtual and in person.

12/07/2025

Scholarship opportunity: $500 award for the 2025/2026 school year at a college/university/vocational school for 1 oncology patient and 1 hematology patient.

Applications due no later than Feb. 1, 2026.
This scholarship is sponsored by the Dallas/ Fort Worth chapter of the Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses. DFW-APHON is a pediatric nursing organization dedicated to assisting families affected by cancer and chronic hematological disorders.
Applications for these scholarships will be reviewed and the winner chosen by a panel consisting of a pediatric hematology/oncology nurses and advanced practice hematology/oncology nurses.

ELIGIBILITY:
1. Any child who has been or is presently being treated for childhood cancer or chronic hematological disorder.
2. Diagnosis of childhood cancer or chronic hematological disorder prior to 21 years of age.
3. Child may apply more than one time, unless previously awarded this scholarship.
Questions? Reach out to your clinical team or email DFWAPHONscholarship@gmail.com
To apply, complete this online form:

11/18/2025

HopeKids invites you to its December events.
If you have a child, ages 0 to 18, who has a life-threatening medical condition, you can apply to become a HopeKid through a quick and easy two-part application process at https://www.hopekids.org/become-a-hopekid/ or by scanning the QR code on this flyer. Once a family is approved for HopeKids, they can access the calendar and start registering for FREE events!
Please keep in mind this is only a small list of the events that HopeKids provides, as they offer more than 20 events a month. The HopeKids calendar full of events that create a unique support community for families both virtual and in person.

10/20/2025

HopeKids invites you to its November events.
If you have a child, ages 0 to 18, who has a life-threatening medical condition, you can apply to become a HopeKid through a quick and easy two-part application process at https://www.hopekids.org/become-a-hopekid/ or by scanning the QR code on this flyer. Once a family is approved for HopeKids, they can access the calendar and start registering for FREE events!
Please keep in mind this is only a small list of the events that HopeKids provides, as they offer more than 20 events a month. The HopeKids calendar full of events that create a unique support community for families both virtual and in person.

09/30/2025

Thanks to My NBC5 for sharing Lauren's talent as for September, National Month.

Discover Lauren's powerful advocacy journey from battling sickle cell disease to inspiring others this awareness month.

09/30/2025

Register online to attend
https://childrens.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Sbc4j25YTn6WYM5Wib7_Cw #/registration

09/26/2025

09/24/2025

A day outside to support Camp Jubilee- A Camp For Kids With Sickle Cell Disease - a weeklong summer camp for more than 100 kids treated at Children's Health

The Sick of Sickle Cell 5k is on Saturday October 18, 2025. It includes the following events: 5k Run/Walk and Kids Run/Walk.

09/23/2025

Current Oncology patients treated at Children's Health in Dallas or Plano, age 6 to 17, are invited to apply to be a model in the Children's Cancer Fund Gala and Fashion Show on April 17, 2026. Deadline to apply is Oct. 1.

Before you apply to be a patient model, please be sure you’re eligible: Must be treated at Children’s Health℠ in Dallas or Plano, a current oncology patient, age 6 to 17

09/17/2025

HopeKids invites you to its October events.
If you have a child, ages 0 to 18, who has a life-threatening medical condition, you can apply to become a HopeKid through a quick and easy two-part application process at https://www.hopekids.org/become-a-hopekid/ or by scanning the QR code on this flyer. Once a family is approved for HopeKids, they can access the calendar and start registering for FREE events!
Please keep in mind this is only a small list of the events that HopeKids provides, as they offer more than 20 events a month. The HopeKids calendar full of events that create a unique support community for families both virtual and in person.