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Patient Story
Grateful Family Gives Back Following Burn Care at Shriners Children's Boston
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2022/09/Burn-Patient-Family-Gives-BackNine year old Cadence was enjoying a spring evening with her family at their home in upstate New York when a terrible accident occurred around their fire pit.
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Patient Story
Paralympian Dani Calls Shriners Children's a Place Where Miracles Happen
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2022/02/Paralympian-DaniNow that Dani looks back over the years, she encourages kids with disabilities to look for opportunities to do more. “There are way more opportunities than you might think for adaptive athletes!”
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Patient Story
Mother Raises Awareness After Son's Burn Care at Shriners Children’s Boston
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2024/04/Walkers-StoryWalker’s burn care at Shriners Children’s Boston comes with an important message for families.
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Patient Story
A Story of Resilience: Silas Shares Journey With VACTERL Association
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2024/05/Silas-Shares-Journey-with-VACTERL-AssociationEight-year-old Silas has been coming to Shriners Children’s Northern California for the past three years because he was born with VACTERL association.
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Patient Story
Ohio Teen Warns of Dangers From Flammable Liquids
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2024/06/Kennedy-Flammable-Liquid-BurnKennedy sustained burns on her arm, hand, stomach and thighs after a lit candle ignited the fumes from her nail polish remover.
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Treatment
Recreational Therapy
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/Pediatric-Care/Recreational-TherapyAt Shriners Children’s, we believe in the power of play! Recreational therapy may just seem like fun, but each interaction has a defined purpose. Activities are adapted to meet the need of each child, encouraging active, healthy lifestyles.
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Treatment
Standard Level Acute Burn Care
Our nurses provide standard level acute burn care. This includes managing complex burn dressings, vital signs, IV’s, medication and monitoring hydration.
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Treatment
MACE Procedure
A Malone antegrade continence enema (MACE procedure) also called an appendicostomy, surgically creates a channel that allows an enema, or flush, to be given at the top of the colon instead of at the end through the rectum.
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Treatment
Ponseti Method
Ponseti method uses progressive casting to correct club feet by gently manipulating muscles, ligaments and soft tissues around the foot and ankle to align the bones into a normal position in approximately six to eight weeks.
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Patient Story
Standing Strong and Giving Back
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2023/05/Victoria-and-MeganAfter going through their own journeys with scoliosis, these two girls know exactly what it takes to help other patients getting ready for spine surgery.