Family Stories

We recently had a family from Gueydan, LA staying with us in our Family Room while their son, Maverick, was in the NICU after being ...

  9 year old Vivian and her family are from Merryville, LA. She was diagnosed with Chiari malformation which is a condition where the cerebellum ...

Nayvi, is 3-months old and his family is from Cecilia, LA. Nayvi was born 6 weeks premature and weighed 4 lbs. 1 oz. His lungs ...

  Layla is a vibrant 7 year-old from Lake Charles, LA. In February 2024, she was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma which is a type of rare ...

We recently had a mom from Jeanerette, LA staying in the Family Room while her daughter Da’Zariah stayed in the NICU due to being born ...

CJ  is from Carriere, MS. He recently had a bone marrow transplant at CHNOLA. When he was 5 years old, CJ was diagnosed with an ...

  Malachi is a precious 6-month-old who was awaiting adoption. His future adoptive parents traveled from Marietta, GA to New Orleans to meet him for ...

Kahlil  was born on February 8  at Our Lady of Lourdes Women's & Children's Hospital. He required a lumbar puncture, also known as a spinal ...

1-month-old preemie Kylen was born at 32 weeks in Bastrop, LA with 2 holes in his heart. These holes force fluid to be pumped into ...

Danaca (grandmother) and Kailee (mom) stayed in the Family Room while baby Kelsi (born 7/19) had an extended stay in the NICU. Kelsi, born with ...

When our Family Room opened in December 2022, the Broussard/Guillotte family was our very FIRST family to stay with us! They stayed a total of ...

Mom Meagan was hospitalized at 28 weeks due to high blood pressure and diabetes complications. Macy Joseph arrived early at 30 weeks, weighing 4 lbs ...