Brave baby Jax laying on a hospital bed

Brave baby Jax determined to beat the odds

Time and time again, baby Jax has fought to be here in his parents’ arms.

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Imogen with her parents either side of her on a blue slide

Imogen marks her medical milestone

A YEAR to the day since she was diagnosed with leukaemia, nine-year-old Imogen was determined to celebrate.

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Tiny Marilou sitting on a hospital bed looking adorable in her pink Vegemite Pj's

Tiny Marilou proves that dreams can come true

MARILOU, like her parents, is a fighter. Jessica knew something was wrong when her then eight-month-old daughter’s left side went limp.

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Meet Aru

At six years old, Aru greets everyone with a big, warm smile. She is intelligent and charming and will happily share her toys and chat about her games. But behind the brightness of Aru’s personality has been a difficult health journey that began when she was just six months old.

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Meet Arlo

At just two years old, Arlo is sweet and social, radiating confidence and a cheeky sense of humour by looking at him, you would never know that he was born with half a heart. 

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Baby Joseph

Meet Joseph

Adult eyes were diverted for only a moment, and that’s all it took for Joseph Kitete to reach towards the coffee table and pull a mug of tea over himself. The 15-month-old suffered burns to 13 percent of his body – from head to stomach – in the accident, needing multiple skin grafts. While paramedics […]

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Levi Ablett

Jordan and Gary Ablett cherish their son Levi’s smiles and laughter through his heartbreaking silence.

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Alexander Gilbert on Ipad in Hospital

Meet Alexander

Alexander Gilbert has been a frequent flyer at The Royal Children’s Hospital since he was a baby.

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