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Mar. 16, 2025

11-Year-Old Girl Who Got a Surprise Visit from Drake Has Successful Heart Transplant Surgery

Photo: Lurie Children’s Hospital/Facebook Talk about hitting right“In My Feelings.” Sanchez had cardiomyopathy, which went undiagnosed for weeks as her mother, Natalie Sanchez, tried to find a doctor who could help. “I knew she was sick, I was carrying her around for six weeks from doctor to doctor,” Natalie toldGood Morning Americaon Thursday. “Everyone was diagnosing her with asthma and psychological issues. Everything but the heart.” Doctors at Ann & Robert H.

Mar. 16, 2025

11-Year-Old Girl's Inoperable Brain Tumor Suddenly Disappears — And Doctors Can't Explain Why

A Texas family had a rollercoaster of a year after 11-year-old Roxli Doss was diagnosed with an incurable cancer — only to find out that the tumor had disappeared with no explanation just three months later. Dr. Virginia Harrod from Dell Children’s Medical Center, where Doss was being treated, told KVUE her condition was “very rare … It is a devastating disease. You have decreased ability to swallow, sometimes vision loss, decreased ability to talk, eventually difficulty with breathing.

Mar. 16, 2025

11-Year-Old Gives Bald Baby Dolls to Kids with Cancer: 'I Love Seeing Smiles on Their Faces'

Photo: Peace Love Bracelets FoundationBella Fricker was just 5 years old when she met a little girl with neuroblastoma who eventually died from the condition. Despite her young age, Bella knew the significance of the girl’s illness — and vowed to spread joy to children going through the same thing.Now, 11, Bella and her mother, 42-year-old Valerie Fricker, travel the region deliveringbald American Girl dollsto kids with cancer. Valerie says it was all Bella’s idea, as the young girl had always loved the specialty dolls.

Mar. 16, 2025

11-Year-Old Honor Roll Student Shot to Death While Asleep in His Bed, Mom's Ex-Boyfriend Arrested

Jeremiah and Jocelyn Green.Photo: GoFundMe His mom’s ex-boyfriend, Jakeith Huntley, allegedly fired off ten rounds through a window into the room where she and Jeremiah were sleeping, police say, the station reports. Other family members, including Jeremiah’s grandparents and his cousins, were reportedly home at the time of the shooting but were unharmed. A motive for the shooting remains unclear. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.

Mar. 16, 2025

11-Year-Old Honor Student Getting Quart of Milk Is Killed in Shooting That Targeted Teenager

Brexialee Torres-Ortiz.Photo: Facebook An 11-year-old girl was fatally shot Monday night while she was returning home from buying a quart of milk at a local convenience store. Syracuse police say the assailant shot Brexialee Torres-Ortiz in the midsection. The fifth grader died at a local hospital. No arrests have been made in the case. Onondaga County District attorney William Fitzpatrick said the shooting appeared to be gang-related. “This poor little angel,” Fitzpatrick said, according to theTheNewYorkTimes.