By any measure, 8-year-old Zion Harvey has led an extraordinary life. At the age of 2, he developed sepsis, a life-threatening infection that led to the amputation of his feet and hands. The illness also damaged his kidneys and, two years later, Zion underwent a kidney transplant — receiving an organ donated by his mother, Pattie Ray.

Surgeons at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia joined with colleagues from Penn Medicine recently to complete the world’s first bilateral hand transplant on a child.

Gift will help advance treatments for children with cancer and support the Child Life programs at CHOP.

With help from their friends in the Child Life Department, patients at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia learn to "shake it off" and celebrate Child Life Month.

6abc, Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse surprised CHOP Patients and Families with a gift to enhance "Wait. Play. Learn." areas in the Buerger Center for Pediatric Care.

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia will establish the “Raymond G. Perelman Campus” in recognition of an extraordinary gift.

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia unveiled a portrait of Ruth M. and Tristram C. Colket Jr. in October to honor their more than 40 years of extraordinary dedication to CHOP.

The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, a nonprofit that helps kids with serious medical issues experience the joys of camp, sent 30 volunteers to The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia last summer. They were armed with activity plans, supplies and an endless amount of energy and compassion.

Rescued from Haiti with numerous health problems, Bryon, 3, was fortunate to end up with a loving family living right in CHOP’s backyard.

Music therapist Mike Mahoney, MA, MT-BC, offers up instruments from his cart: maracas, a drum, a keyboard. The children at the Alex Scott Day Hospital are eager to sing and play music.