Nov 14, 2025 | Patient Stories
When Scarlett Phillips, a sophomore at LSU’s University Laboratory School, first felt a pain in her knee last fall, she thought it was from cheerleading practice. “I just kept thinking I was being dramatic,” she says. “I wanted to push through for my team.” Her coach...
Sep 19, 2025 | Patient Stories
When you meet 12-year-old Kinley Spencer of Youngsville, the first thing you notice isn’t her diagnosis. It’s her personality. “She is as funny as they come,” her mom, Megan, says. “She’s witty, artsy, outdoorsy and has a ton of personality. Volleyball, hunting,...
May 15, 2024 | Patient Stories
Picture this: A young boy just going about his days like any other kid growing up in Hammond, playing baseball, riding his four-wheeler and enjoying a healthy Minecraft obsession, when suddenly he’s hit with leg pain and limping. For 7-year-old Dominic, this was the...
Sep 29, 2021 | Patient Stories
Until 2019 Jazmon was a healthy teenager who loved sports and being the life of the party, always dancing at family gatherings. That October during a P.E. class he felt a tremor in his leg, had a seizure and passed out. His coach was there to catch him, and from that...
