33^rd Annual Miracle Tournament and Celebration Dinner

Treated at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals in Oakland, CA.

Ripley was born with a congenital heart defect and spent the first week of his life in UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals’ Intensive Care Nursery. A month later, he returned for open heart surgery to repair the defect, known as Tetralogy of Fallot, which reduces the heart’s ability to pump oxygenated blood to the body. He is part of a Cardiac MRI study at UCSF that is exploring the risks of brain injury in babies with congenital heart disease.

Thanks to donations to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, Ripley received access to critical care to correct his heart defect.

Treated at Valley Children's Hospital in Madera, CA.

Davey Jean was born with a rare genetic disorder called 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q) and was faced with many 22q-related anomalies including congenital heart defects, cleft palate, developmental and speech delays, etc. At 30 weeks in utero, she was diagnosed with Tetralogy of Fallot, a compilation of four heart defects, and required open-heart surgery soon after her birth. By the time she was three years old, she was still non-verbal and used American Sign Language to communicate. Her parents learned that she had conductive hearing loss and would need ear surgery to help drain the fluid causing it. Davey Jean also went through two complex surgeries for her Atypical Submucosal Cleft Palate, which made it nearly impossible for her to form sounds and words. The ear, nose, and throat (ENT) department at Valley Children’s, along with the plastic surgery, audiology and speech therapy teams, all joined in an effort to help with Davey Jean’s hearing issues and speech delays. Today, she is able to communicate using words. Now ten years old, Davey Jean has already undergone five surgeries at Valley Children’s. She continues to see multiple specialists at Valley Children’s, as well as physical and occupational therapy. She is very active and enjoys playing with her friends and doing gymnastics. She loves going to the park and playing with her toys and her dog, Tater Tot.

Thanks to support from Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, Davey Jean has been able to get the surgeries and critical care she needed.

Treated at Tucson Medical Center for Children in Tucson, AZ.

In 2017, Brielle was born with a condition called Amniotic Band Syndrome, which affected all of her extremities. The surgeons at Tucson Medical Center for Children helped correct some of her limb differences during her first year of life, which has helped her meet some key milestones. During the pandemic, she suffered from Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C)-19 and was hospitalized for a week. During that time, she received treatment to help her overcome this rare and unfamiliar illness, which is known to be life-threatening. Today, she’s six years old, and excelling in school. She recently received the Stars of Honor Award.

Thanks to donations to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, patients like Brielle can access customized care that best suits their needs.