Stand with Lurie Children's Hospital and Children like Luke!

Some diagnoses are straightforward. Others, like the one for 16-month-old Luke, demand the deductive powers of a dedicated team of medical detectives to solve. 

When Luke was born, he showed signs of a minor blood problem, one that usually goes away without treatment. Over the following months, though, the problem did not go away. In fact, it began to worsen. Luke's appetite was lacking, he wasn't growing as he should and his doctors were stumped.

It turned out Luke had an extremely rare bone disorder - one that few hospitals have any experience treating. Luckily, the experts at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago are some of the few that have that experience.

Rare diseases like this require specialized investigation and treatment - without proper support for medical research and education kids like Luke might never get the diagnosis and care they need.

That's why it's more important than ever we stand behind the scientists and pediatric doctors who are doing the hard work to discover, treat and cure pediatric diseases.

Luke still has a lot of unknowns in his future but thanks to the doctors at Lurie Children's Hospital he is getting the treatment he needs to live a long and happy life. Now it's time to make sure all children have the same chance.

Add your name today and join the call for support and funding for the vital pediatric research and care kids like Luke need!