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Patient Story
Dad's Words: Our Shriners Hospital Experience
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2021/01/Dads-words-Our-Shriners-Hospital-experienceThere is no instruction manual for parenthood, but even if there was, I don’t think it would have a section on how to react when your child tells you they want to die.
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Patient Story
Show Me That Smile
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2021/01/Show-me-that-smileIt was an ordinary afternoon in the lunch room of a Rochester, New York, elementary school, and all Ryan wanted to do was eat an apple like his classmates.
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Patient Story
Young Patient Takes Her First Steps Thanks to New Prosthetic Leg
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2021/01/Young-patient-takes-her-first-steps-thanks-to-new-prosthetic-legReferred to Lauren Hyer, M.D., at the Greenville Shriners Hospital through a Facebook support group when Taylor was 8, Rachel said the experience has been “absolutely life-changing.”
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Patient Story
Patient Ambassador Featured on 2020 Holiday Card
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/12/Patient-Ambassador-featured-on-2020-holiday-cardPatient ambassador, Katie, is the featured artist on our 2020 holiday card. Katie was born with spina bifida and has been a patient at Shriners Healthcare for Children — Florida since she was 3 years old.
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News
Sports Enthusiast Lincoln is Surprised with New Prosthetic!
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/12/Sports-enthusiast-Lincoln-is-surprised-with-new-prostheticJust in time for the holidays, the Portland Shriners Hospital and the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) were able to surprise patient Lincoln with a new prosthetic leg, custom-made to fit his specific athletic needs.
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News
Paralympian Superstar and Former Patient, Desmond, Goes for the Gold
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/12/Paralympian-superstar-and-former-patient-Desmond-goes-for-the-goldDesmond, affectionately known as “Dez,” is the fastest above-knee amputee in the U.S. and also a former Shriners Hospitals for Children — Philadelphia patient.
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Patient Story
Colton: Patient Ambassador
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/12/Colton-Patient-AmbassadorColton, from West Springfield, Massachusetts, became a patient at the Springfield Shriners Hospital in 2012 when he was 3 years old. He was born with a condition known as spina bifida, specifically L2-L3 myelodysplasia, a birth defect that occurs when the spine and spinal cord do not form properly.
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News
Life-changing Care Helps Patient with Cerebral Palsy Achieve his Dreams
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/12/Life-changing-care-helps-patient-with-cerebral-palsy-achieve-his-dreamsJust a few months after receiving his diagnosis, Sam’s family was referred to Shriners Hospitals for Children — Greenville. The result of his operations has been astounding.
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Infantile cerebral palsy and its orthopedic treatment
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/11/Parlisis-cerebral-infantil-y-su-tratamiento-ortopdicoInfantile cerebral palsy and orthopedic treatment at Shriners Hospital
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Riverfront Park Lights Up for the Holidays
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/11/Riverfront-Park-lights-up-for-the-holidaysThe Spokane Shriners Hospital is proud to be featured in the Numerica Credit Union Light Up the Night – Holiday Tree Walk at Riverfront Park.