With Heartfelt Thanks

We are so thankful to donors like you who give from the heart.

Thanks to you, we are always here when children and families need us most. We take care of kids like 8-year-old Audrey Leonard.

When Audrey’s mom, Barbara, was pregnant, she found out her daughter had spina bifida. Doctors advised Barbara and her husband, Guy, that their baby would unlikely walk or talk. After she was born, Audrey spent a week in Le Bonheur’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit receiving expert care. The Leonard family was provided with resources on spina bifida as well as a nurse to answer questions and help arrange appointments.

Since her initial stay, Le Bonheur has become a second home for the Leonard family as Audrey has undergone three surgeries.

Today, 8-year-old Audrey returns to Le Bonheur every six months for regular checkups. Audrey’s assigned nurse helps her family coordinate appointments so she is able to see all of her specialists — neurology, orthopedics, urology, occupational therapy and physical therapy — in one day instead of having to make multiple trips to the hospital.

“Receiving Audrey’s spina bifida diagnosis was scary, but Le Bonheur was with us from the beginning and has provided the resources we need to help Audrey thrive,” Barbara said. “Le Bonheur is our second home, and we are so grateful for the care that Audrey receives.”

See a list of all the donors who made a difference for kids this year. Don’t be left out! Give today and add your name to next year’s list.