SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Blog
Love, resilience and a new heart for Easton
Inside a child’s complex medical journey through congenital heart disease and transplant treatment.
Two sisters, two transplants, one incredible family journey
Without hesitation, parents donate their kidneys to save their daughters, Rebel and Rio
A New “Happy” Liver
It seems everywhere that Orlando Bairfield goes, he is delighted to showcase some awesome dance moves with a huge smile. The spunky 8-year-old is just two months post-surgery after having undergone a liver transplant at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in January 2024.
As a young child, Abbi knew she would need a life-saving kidney transplant.
Abbi Penning’s family brought her to SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital when she was two-and-a-half years old. Abbi was born with VATER syndrome.
Organ Donation: Liam's Story
On September 30, 2015 Jessica and Laramy took their young son Liam to his physician because he had a cough. But they soon learned his health condition was very serious.