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Milan's Miracle Fund: Mission accomplished, but not over DIPG treatment research funded by Grand Rapids family through donations and last updated 2021-05-25 17:33:13-04 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — When Milan Capobianco got sick with cancer at just 6 years old, her parents thought for sure some hospital out there would be able to treat her. But Helen DeVos, Mayo Clinic and St. Jude's couldn't treat Milan's cancer. No treatment was available for DIPG, a rare brain cancer with no known cure. That was more than 12 years ago. Milan died, as every child diagnosed with DIPG does. The diagnosis in i...

Two children hospitalized after drinking excess milk, causing severe iron deficiency Helen Devos Children's Hospital admitted both children this week and last updated 2021-03-16 22:38:02-04 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A local doctor is warning parents that too much cow's milk for toddlers can be dangerous. Just this week, Helen Devos Children's Hospital has admitted two young pediatric patients for severe iron deficiency, caused by too much milk intake. Dr. Deanna Mitchell, a pediatric oncologist and hematologist at Helen Devos, treated both patients. In at least one of these cases, doctors ...

Autman brought her son to the hospital where doctors proceeded to amputate his right leg due to a rare coronavirus-related illness called MIS-C.

Marley's family shares story during Rare Disease Week to raise awareness and last updated 2021-02-23 06:05:30-05 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Tuesday marks the start of Rare Disease Week, recognizing the nearly 30 million people in the U.S. who are affected by a rare disease. Marley Berthoud of West Michigan was diagnosed with Bachmann Bupp syndrome. She was the very first human to be given that diagnosis, and since then there are now a few more people worldwide who have been given that diagnosis.​ Her mother Kelly had a normal pregnancy, but when Marley was born there were a lot of neurol...

Parents of twins giving back to NICU team at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital with Pillow Case Drive and last updated 2021-02-23 16:55:24-05 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Grand Rapids family who just brought their twins home from the NICU is giving back to the team at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital. The Myers family is putting together a ‘colorful pillow case drive’ to flood the nurses with linens to use inside all of their incubators. Despite going through their own struggles, they tell FOX 17 that they owe everything to those nurses and doctors. “The staff at Helen DeVo...