Testimonials from Our Patient Families

My daughter Daija has sickle cell disease. For the last seven years, she has been fortunate to have the most knowledgeable and experienced team of physicians and support staff providing her with quality treatment. Additionally, we have the support of the Embrace Kids Foundation.

The warm, loving and family-friendly atmosphere the foundation provides at the clinic has, from the very beginning, eased Daija's fears and diminished her anxieties about treatment. It is so much easier t...Read more

My name is Heather Valeo. My husband Richard and I are the proud parents of Sophia (age 5 1/2), Isabella (age 3 1/2, who has Prader-Willi Syndrome), and Bianca (age 18 months), who has a chronic blood disorder called sickle cell disease. I am writing on behalf of Bianca.

After incorporating our second child's special needs and her more than 1 million dollars in medical bills into our lives, my husband and I decided to have another child. We consulted a doctor and were given the ...Read more

Our son's name is Savion. He is a very energetic, happy, entertaining, little boy who lights up any room. He's not shy and will sing and dance for anyone. That is why you can tell when Savion is not feeling well. It's been almost four years since we learned our son has sickle beta thalassemia. It was so overwhelming to us, hearing about all of the things this disease entailed. Savion will have this for the rest of his life.

Shortly after Savion's diagnosis, w...Read more

My three-year-old son, Jimmy, was diagnosed with Sickle Cell Anemia at birth. We are truly blessed to have the expertise and compassionate care of the pediatric hematology doctors, counselors and pediatric nurse practitioners at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH). We have recently taken our first step in dealing with his chronic illness.

The Sickle Cell Program at RWJUH has been a TREMENDOUS assistance to us. As a family, we try to be involved in all of the programs (Ho...Read more

It has been over a year since our daughter, Tatiana, lost her battle with leukemia and my wife, Cecelia and I have been asked to reaffirm our commitment to the PACCT program.

Reflecting back to the days when we utilized PACCT opens up a plethora of memories - some are painful and some gratifying. The first t...Read more