CHoR’s October calendar kids: Evan and Leah

A sore throat led to a diagnosis of Gaucher disease and life-saving treatment at Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU

Evan and Leah Page have some of the sweetest smiles you’ll ever see. The siblings, now 6 and 7 years old, have faced a lot but they’re in it together.

Shortly after Evan and Leah moved in with their great aunt and guardian, Sherrell Cordell, in the summer of 2021 Leah woke up one morning with a sore throat.

“I didn’t know if it could be COVID or strep throat. Something told me to take her to the ER. I’m glad I did,” said Sherrell.

The doctors at that ER sent Leah to CHoR immediately. Her organs were failing, and her spleen had ballooned to 10 pounds. A normal, adult spleen weighs about six ounces. She needed emergency surgery to remove the spleen – and save her life.

Read Evan and Leah’s full story on the CHoR blog.