One Day at Phoenix Children's Hospital

10/31/2013

We were featured on the front page of the Phoenix Jewish News!!

Corey Schwartz is not a photographer by trade. In fact, he’s a numbers guy working as the fund manager for Caliber Companies’ Distressed Asset Income Fund. Photography, he says, is a “very high-level hobby” and a creative outlet to counteract his left-brained professional work.

10/11/2013

I'd like to introduce you to Maddy Lewis. This photo was taken by Stuart Thurkil of Eyes 2 See. Maddy is a beautiful seven year old girl that captured all of our hearts. She has Neuroblastoma a form of cancer that can occur spontaneously in children. She recently had a bone marrow transplant. No matter how much pain she was in she was always smiling. The Ottosen Family Blood and Marrow Transplant Program uses stem cell transplants to help patients renew the building blocks that create healthy cells. You can find more photos of Maddy and all the PCH kids at www.OneDayAtPCH.com. Please like us and share!

Photo: Stuart Thurlkill
(c) Desert Ridge Photography

10/10/2013

Anna Kuperberg is based in San Francisco and is one of the countries top photographers at photographing Weddings, Children & Dogs. We were so thrilled when she agreed to document the Pet Therapy program for One Day at Phoenix Children's Hospital project.

Pictured here is 5 year old Santos who has Leukemia. He immediately connected with Gus a 250-pound English Mastiff. Animal assisted therapy acts as a catalyst to motivate young patients to help themselves. A child who stubbornly refuses to get up and walk after surgery or make an effort to play will happily take a dog for a walk or play catch with them. The Phoenix Children's Hospital has over 40 volunteer therapy dogs. We can't thank Anna Kuperberg Photography enough for capturing these wonderful images.

Photo: Anna Kuperberg © Desert Ridge Photography

10/09/2013

Thank you channel 5 news for featuring One Day at PCH last night. If you missed it, here is a link to see the piece.

Local author/photographer wants to raise awareness and support for PCH.

10/08/2013

Nineteen month old Jordan enjoys looking at photos on her mom's phone before she goes to sleep for the night. Jordan is awaiting a heart transplant in the CVICU.

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10/07/2013

Red wagons are the main mode of transportation for patients at Phoenix Children's. Shannon, a Child Life Specialist, takes Kinsley for a trip around the Hospital. Kinsley is 15 months old and is being treated for mitochondrial disease a genetic condition that causes life long feeding issues, muscle weakness, developmental delays and other serious symptoms.

10/06/2013

Dade, Age 9, swallowed a magnet today which led to an x-ray. But, Dade doesn't seem to mind the attention at all.

10/06/2013

Two year old Jacob just had his cast removed for a broken elbow. Dr. White is showing a very happy boy an X-ray of his healed bones.

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10/06/2013

Victoria Rogowski found the cutest sock to put on little Gavin's feet. Gavin is suffering from from Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH). CDH occurs when the diaphragm doesn’t fully form allowing abdominal organs into the chest cavity and preventing lung growth. CDH occurs in 1 of every 2,500 births making it roughly as common as Spina Bifida and Cystic Fibrosis.

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10/06/2013

Happy 30th PCH!

What started as the dream of a small group of doctors and local leaders is now one of the largest children's hospitals in the country. Phoenix Children's Hos...