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Eight years ago, Jaden suffered a stroke at birth which resulted in Hydrocephalus, an incurable condition where fluid builds up deep within the brain, and subsequently had brain surgery at just four months old. His parents, Christina and Roy, were told he’d likely never be able to walk or talk. Today, 60+ trips to Children’s Hospital Colorado and eight years later, Jaden is doing just that, and so much more.

U.S. News & World Report has named Children’s Colorado to its 2018-19 Best Children’s Hospitals Honor Roll, a distinction awarded to the top 10 best children’s hospitals nationwide.

Brianna is a 2018 Patient Ambassador for Children’s Hospital Colorado Foundation. In third grade, she was diagnosed with idiopathic scoliosis, a condition that causes the spine to curve. Brianna’s case was so severe that she had to undergo spinal fusion surgery this year. In her guest blog, she shares how she overcame the many challenges that come with scoliosis.

On Feb. 16, 2018, Children’s Colorado patients, team members and leaders joined the team
from GE Johnson Construction Company for
a special “topping out” ceremony. The crowd
applauded as it watched the raising of a steel
beam to the final and highest floor of the
future Children’s Hospital Colorado, Colorado
Springs, set to open in spring 2019.