Patient Stories Articles

Seeing Katie Lundy perform flips in her backyard or taking tumbling classes, you might not realize she almost lost her right arm after a severe dog bite last year.  The 11-year-old was rushed to Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital’s Level II Pediatric Trauma...

Waterfront homes in Louisiana are usually high off the ground because of flooding, and Venessa Chapman’s home on the Ouachita River is no different. Fifteen steps of a staircase take her from her driveway on the ground floor to the front door each day. Even in her...

What began as persistent fever and swelling on the side of 2-year-old Mila’s neck led to a hospital stay over the holidays, including two admissions and one surgery at Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital. Once a familiar face in the hospital as a former nurse,...

In January 2023, Destiny O’Bryan was starting to worry about her daughter. At 3 years old, Ahnalyse Choplin wasn’t much of a napper, but suddenly the once-energetic toddler was taking four to five naps a day. After checking her temperature and finding a fever of 104...