A rare diagnosis landed Walter in Children's Hospital Los Angeles,
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With #GivingTuesday just around the corner, we couldn't wait to share
this heartwarming story with you. After all,
John, you make stories like this possible
...

When Walter was born, his parents knew right away that something
wasn't quite right.

His forehead seemed to jut out more than it should, and there was a
pronounced ridge in the middle of his head. His pediatrician
eventually came up with a diagnosis: craniosynostosis, a condition
that left untreated could leave their new baby with intellectual
disabilities, blindness and hearing loss.

The pediatrician told Walter's parents, Sarah and Dan, something many
of our patient families hear: "[This condition is] really rare, and
we've never had a case ... so we're going to transfer him to
Children's Hospital Los Angeles."

But seeing kids with craniosynostosis isn't so rare here at CHLA. In
fact, Walter's doctor, Mark Urata, MD, DDS, has performed the complex
surgery Walter needed thousands of times. Sarah and Dan's sweet little
baby was in excellent hands.

Watch Walter's story now:

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We promise this video will make you smile

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After a marathon 6-hour, 45-minute surgery, the CHLA staff told Sarah
and Dan that the delicate surgery had all gone well ... and two
weeks later, strangers couldn't even tell that Walter had just had
skull surgery.

Walter's big brother, Lloyd, was pretty excited about his baby
brother's recovery, too, showing off Walter's scar as a badge of
honor: "Look how cool my baby brother is!" he exclaimed. And he
couldn't be happier to have his playmate back. And while he doesn't
know it, he's got people like
you
to thank.

Watch this video to meet Walter, Lloyd and the whole family-and
learn about this life-changing operation.

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Thank you for being a part of the Children's Hospital Los Angeles
community and for making stories like Walter's possible.

Sincerely,


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Alexandra Carter, MBA, CFRE
Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer
Children's Hospital Los Angeles



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