Growing Up with a Rare Disease
Avery Dixon is like any 10-year-old—except she’s living with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita and its complications.
Patient Stories
Category: Patient Stories
Spinal Surgery Won’t Keep Her Grounded
70-year-old Beth Welch hurt her back in 2015 in a skydiving accident; now, she’s back to her favorite hobby.
Patient Stories
Boy with Kidney Failure Thrives After Landmark Transplant
When he was 3, Bradelyn Douglas was diagnosed with a rare and life-threatening disorder. Today, he’s an active and healthy 8-year-old.
Patient Stories, Transplants
Teenage Heart Patient Aspires to Help Others
High school senior Sam Deacon is thriving after overcoming a rare and life-threatening heart condition.
Cardiology, Children's Health, Heart Failure, Patient Stories, Pediatric Medicine
From High-Risk Preemie to Boisterous Boy
David Cumbie was a premature baby who couldn’t breathe or make noises on his own. Now, he’s a thriving first-grader who is talking—a lot!
Children's Health, Patient Care, Patient Stories, Pediatric Medicine
Minimizing Heart Disease Risk in North Carolina
A UNC research initiative is helping providers improve the heart health of their patients and communities.
Community, Epidemiology, Heart and Vascular Health, North Carolina, Patient Stories
Learning to Live as a Young Mother, After Drugs
A unique residential treatment program gave Katelin Hunter a chance to overcome loss, incarceration and substance abuse.
Addiction, Drug Rehabilitation, Families, North Carolina, Patient Stories, Substance Abuse
A Young Mother’s Journey to Recovery
Mothers struggling with drug addiction and their children find help through the UNC Horizons Program.
Addiction, Drug Rehabilitation, Families, North Carolina, Patient Stories, Substance Abuse