Hematology and Oncology
Putting the "h" and the "o" in hope. If we had one wish, it would be to make it so that no child would ever have to suffer from any kind of illness. Here at the Cook Children's Hematology and Oncology Center, we are working every day on medical treatments and research to help make the blood disorders and cancers that hurt children and teens, disappear. Click to learn more.
Hematology and Oncology
Cook Children’s Health Care System has once again been recognized as one of the best children’s hospitals in the nation, earning five rankings in the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s …
By Heather Duge
Three-year-old Rylee McLemore and his dad Steven do everything together. Fishing, driving in the Jeep and exploring outdoors are just a few of their favorite pastimes.
“Rylee is a daddy’s boy,” Steven said. “He is my …
Story by Sydney Hanes. Video by Tom Riehm.
In April, patient Kaydence Mixon who was diagnosed with leukemia rang the end-of-treatment bell at Cook Children’s Medical Center surrounded by her family, friends and care team.
Following a …
By Heather Duge
Sometimes a mother’s intuition can be the difference between life and death. That was true for 7-year-old Ismael Aguilera whose episodes of debilitating headaches turned out to be a life-threatening condition. Ismael’s mom, …
Child Life Week: This week, we’re celebrating our Child Life Specialists at Cook Children’s who make an impact on the emotional safety of children and families in health care.
By Lauren …
By Jean Yaeger
Aiden Snyder responded with determination and positivity when his leukemia came back again and again and again after his initial diagnosis at age 4.
With each relapse, Aiden’s doctors tried a new …
By Gina Best
Asked what makes her mighty, Makenzie Chapa flexes her biceps and flashes a smile.
“I have muscles,” she says with an upward tilt of her chin.
Those who meet the precocious 7-year-old …
• The 15th annual The Blast will take place on April 2, 2022 at Panther Island Pavilion in Fort Worth. Visit blastwalk.org to sign up.
• Michael and …
A video shared in September of Cook Children's patient Aiden Yielding, 13, and his dad, Chuck, dancing together from a distance during Aiden’s chemo treatments quickly went viral and captured the hearts of …
This is my sweet patient Olivia.
Olivia is 7 years old and has fought a battle that most 7 year olds (and 70 year olds) have never and will never face.
Olivia has spent the last two years in and out of Cook Children’s …
Parents expect their toddler to be a little moody sometimes. So Autumn and Darrell Thomas didn't think much about their daughter Kynlee's irritable and lethargic behavior.
But when they realized she wasn't using her left …
