Children's Hospital Colorado

Pediatric Transplant Patient Stories

We achieve some of the best outcomes in the nation by working with every medical and surgical specialty in the hospital to reimagine children’s lives.

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The emotion and information of the transplant process can be a lot for families to take in. But on the other side can be a life-changing and lifesaving outcome. For more than 25 years, our pediatric transplant specialists have been providing those outcomes for more families than anyone in the region. Read some of their stories.

Meet the families we've helped

How a Dual Heart-Liver Transplant Saved Gracie’s Life

When Gracie’s single-ventricle disease necessitated both a heart and liver transplant, our team began preparing to complete both surgeries at the same time.

Conor: Looking Beyond Congenital Heart Disease Care

Conor’s story shows how our cardiac care goes beyond the heart and addresses neurodevelopment for children with congenital heart disease.

Conor is sitting indoors on a patterned rug in front of a brown upholstered couch showing a surprised face

Emma: Multi-listing for Liver Transplant Pays Off for Texas Family

Emma was waiting for one year on the liver transplant waitlist Texas with no luck. After Emma’s family multi-listed her in Colorado, she got her lifesaving transplant in one month.

A toddler lies in a hospital bed with a blanket. A blood pressure cuff rests on their arm.

Willow: Finding Hope and a Perfect Heart

When other hospitals didn’t align with a family’s expectations, they found one heart transplant program that would go the extra mile, in the mile-high city.

Willow received a pediatric heart transplant at Children’s Hospital Colorado.