Friends of Childrens Hospital was founded in 1999 by ten friends brought together by Katherine Galbraith Hult.  A decade later, the organization remains a small group of dedicated women, actively involved in furthering the mission of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and supporting the LIFE Survivorship and Transition Program at the Childrens Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases. 

Founded in 1992, the LIFE Program exists to meet the increasing demand by survivors of childhood cancer for medical care, psychosocial support, and health-related education.  "LIFE" stands for Long-term Information, Follow-up and Education -- which describes the comprehensive scope of services needed for state-of-the-art care of childhood cancer survivors.  Each year, the program evaluates approximately 300 new long-term survivors and provides long-term follow-up services to over 3,000 survivors ranging from 10 to 40 years of age.