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Dalend, from Lenoir, NC, was diagnosed with Crohn's disease at N.C. Children's Hospital in 2005. He takes us with him as he talks with patients and staff and hears their stories about what North Carolina Children’s Hospital means to them. These stories are shared throughout the day of the NC Children’s Promise.
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Six-year-old Joshua first came to N.C. Children's Hospital at 3 days old and had a liver transplant at the age of 9 months.
He and his sister, Ariel, chat with Dr. Daniel Lercher, a pediatrics resident, about why he decided to become a doctor. |
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Joshua has a rare genetic disorder called OTC. He is lacking a specific liver enzyme needed to break down proteins. As a result, he developed cerebral palsy.
He has some unique needs, but to his siblings, he's just Joshua. Ariel and Joshua talk with their brother, Isaiah, about what Josh is like as a brother.
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Joshua and Ariel sit down with Dr. Mike Steiner, medical director of the Children's Hospital's outpatient clinics, and talk about the value of giving to the N.C. Children’s Promise. |
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Joshua and sister, Ariel, talk with dad, Darrell, about how special the annual N.C. Children's Promise Radiothon/Telethon is for the Children's Hospital's patients and their families. |
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Ariel and Joshua interview their mother, Jocelyn, about Joshua’s rare genetic disorder and how instrumental the medical professionals at N.C. Children’s Hospital staff have been to the family. She talks about Joshua’s spirit and what a special child he is.
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Jordyn, age 8, was two months old the first time she came to N.C. Children's Hospital and diagnosed with biliary atresia. Today she is doing well and makes a wonderful reporter.
Here she interviews Linda Bryant Hampton, a nurse educator at UNC Hospitals, about why she chose a career in nursing.
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Jordyn sits down with Dr. Eliana Perrin, a pediatrician in the division of general pediatrics and adolescent medicine, and talks about her work with children at N.C. Children’s Hospital. |
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Jordyn chats with N.C. Children’s Hospital's physician-in-chief, Dr. Alan Stiles, about what the N.C. Children’s Promise means to him and other probing questions about his career. |
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Jordyn talks with her mom, Melissa, about their long journey towards good health and what N.C. Children’s Hospital has come to mean to their family. |
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Katie, a liver transplant patient, talks with the Curtis Media Group DJs about the amount of work that they put into the N.C. Children’s Promise. With the help of Curtis Media, hours upon hours are spent by DJs sharing the stories of patients who are grateful to N.C. Children’s Hospital's life-saving caregivers. |
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Lauren, a 16-year-old Children's Hospital patient with glycogen storage disease, gives you a closer look at the radiothon/telethon and introduces you to the volunteers of the N.C. Children’s Promise. They describe the work involved and how much it helps to raise awareness and money to support N.C. Children's Hospital. She also finds a surprise volunteer along the way. |
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