Patient Stories Make an Appointment Make a Donation Ask a Question Patients come to National Jewish Health from around the world to receive treatment they can't find anywhere else, and we are grateful to the many patients who have shared their inspiring stories. It is our hope that their messages provide you strength and encouragement. Breathing Science is Life Patrick Woltemath thought he was close to death from COPD. Little Emma Duran could not play like other kids due to asthma and eczema. See how respiratory and allergy experts at National Jewish Health asked questions no one else did and found answers that gave them hope for a better future. FeaturedAllergyCardiologyRespiratoryInfectious Disease Taking Back the Reins on Life Read More A food allergy miracle Read More No Longer Missing out on Childhood Read More ‘I Really Got My Child Back’ Read More Ella Basham Gives Back Read More 'I was so relieved when they said they could fix this.' Read More Looking to the heart for a cure Read More Breathing Easier Through Bach Read More Charitable Remainder Unitrust ‘a Win-Win Situation’ Read More A Battle With Asthma Read More Cancer Free After Early Detection Read More Coordinated Care to Treat Complex Cases Read More ‘We love National Jewish Health’ Read More ‘Incredibly Grateful’ Read More Beyond the Front Door Read More Catching Her Breath Read More Surviving Beyond Five Years Read More Renewed Hope for the Future Read More Finding Hope for Himself and Others Read More A Dogged Pursuit for Answers Leads to “the Best” Place Read More The Drive to Find an Answer Read More The Right Mutation Read More One Breath is All it Takes Read More Patients Out of Options Found Answers Here Read More An Innovative Cure Gave This Child a New Lease on Life Read More Living the Sweet Life with Alpha-1 Read More Knee Surgery Found Hidden Lung Disease Read More Lifestyle Tips that Save Lives Read More Digging Deeper to Find Answers Read More Team Helps Teen Pursue his Passion Read More Specialized Care Helping Cystic Fibrosis Patient Breathe Easier Read More Morgridge Academy Mom Says School Has Been ‘Vital’ to Her Family’s Success Read More Morgridge Academy Has Been a Life-Changer for Denver-Area Family Read More ‘We could have been at this point sooner if we’d started at National Jewish Health’ Read More Taking Back the Reins on Life Read More ‘Every day is the greatest day of his life.’ Read More A food allergy miracle Read More 'We are in a much better place now' Read More She couldn't eat and didn't know why Read More They had no quality of life, and neither did we Read More No Longer Missing out on Childhood Read More Embracing Healthy Skin Read More ‘I Really Got My Child Back’ Read More ‘The Training Here is Bar None’ Read More Ella Basham Gives Back Read More An Innovative Cure Gave This Child a New Lease on Life Read More National Jewish Health Gave Noah Fitzsimmons ‘Second Chance at Being Normal’ Read More ‘We could have been at this point sooner if we’d started at National Jewish Health’ Read More 'I was so relieved when they said they could fix this.' Read More Looking to the heart for a cure Read More Cardiac nuclear stress test saves a life Read More 'The best experience' Read More ‘We love National Jewish Health’ Read More Morgridge Academy Kept her Focused on Academics, not Asthma Read More A Dogged Pursuit for Answers Leads to “the Best” Place Read More Coordinated Care to Treat Complex Cases Read More Sharon Volkman A Second Opinion Gives Patient a Second Chance at Life Read More Never Let Asthma Get in the Way Read More Clinical Research Changes Lives Read More Surviving Beyond Five Years Read More ‘We love National Jewish Health’ Read More A Hidden Condition Read More Morgridge Academy Has Been a Life-Changer for Denver-Area Family Read More 'I was able to do things that I could never do before.' Read More Cancer Free After Early Detection Read More Beyond the Front Door Read More Finding Hope for Himself and Others Read More Firefighter Struggled to Breathe Read More Gasping for Air with Asthma Read More 'A unique health care experience' Read More The Right Mutation Read More Philadelphia Lawyer Still Practices Lessons Learned at National Jewish Health 50 Years Ago Read More Lungs Often Overlooked in Rheumatic Disease Read More Renewed Hope for the Future Read More Early Detection Leads to Successful Treatment Read More A life-changing diagnosis Read More Seeking Help for an Aggressive Lung Infection Read More A Battle With Asthma Read More The Drive to Find an Answer Read More Isabella Lenyo 'National Jewish Health has impacted our family beyond belief!' Read More ‘Incredibly Grateful’ Read More Geraldine's Story Read More Help From a ‘World-Class Team’ Read More Chasing a Diagnosis Read More Double-Lung Transplant Recipient Finds Hope at National Jewish Health Read More ‘If You Were My Dad, I Would Want You to be Seen at National Jewish Health’ Read More Expert Care Improves Quality of Life for Patient with COPD Read More Secrets to a Good Night's Sleep Read More What Seemed Like Asthma Was Much More Serious Read More Wyoming Family Can’t Say Enough ‘Good Things’ About National Jewish Health Read More Catching Her Breath Read More 'National Jewish Health is supporting me' Read More One Breath is All it Takes Read More ‘Feeling healthy for the first time in my life’ Read More Team Helps Teen Pursue his Passion Read More Morgridge Academy Mom Says School Has Been ‘Vital’ to Her Family’s Success Read More Looking Beyond the Lungs Read More Specialized Care Helping Cystic Fibrosis Patient Breathe Easier Read More Living the Sweet Life with Alpha-1 Read More Doctors Use High Technology ECMO to Save a Life Read More Digging Deeper to Find Answers Read More Why I Chose to Celebrate my 71st Birthday at National Jewish Health with Dr. Charles Daley Read More Better Than the Best: A Hospital Like No Other Read More Rare Genetic Disorder Drives Precision Therapy Read More Thorough & Expert Care: Family Twice Blessed Read More Former Asthma Patient Runs 100th Half-Marathon for National Jewish Health Read More 'There is no other place in the world like it.' Read More 'I don't know how I would've managed if we hadn't figured this all out.' Read More A “Picc”-Me-Up During Treatment for MAC Read More 'What I really remember was the kindness, the total focus on the professional direction of the recovery.' Read More Two Second Chances at Life Read More ‘National Jewish Health is the reason I’m here’ Read More Online search leads Massachusetts patient to National Jewish Health Read More Breathing Easier Through Bach Read More Patients Out of Options Found Answers Here Read More Knee Surgery Found Hidden Lung Disease Read More
'What I really remember was the kindness, the total focus on the professional direction of the recovery.' Read More