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Patient Story
Ángel, Patient Ambassador From Sinaloa: A Journey of Transformation Made Possible by Shriners Children's
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2024/09/Patient-Ambassador-AngelFrom Culiacán, Sinaloa, comes the inspiring story of Ángel, a now 10-year-old boy bravely defying his rickets diagnosis.
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Patient Story
Shriners Children's Boston Patient Chloe is Co-Chairing the 2024 Boston Haunted Walk Along With Her Parents
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2024/05/Boston-Patient-Cochairs-2024-Boston-Haunted-WalkFifteen-year-old Chloe has been a patient at Shriners Children’s Boston since she was a toddler, after burning both hands on a pellet stove.
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Patient Story
Teen a Shining Example of Bravery and Aloha
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/09/Teen-a-shining-example-of-bravery-and-alohaEven multiple leg surgeries couldn't dull the positivity radiating from this 13-year-old patient.
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Patient Story
Rickey's Story
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/11/Rickeys-storyTeen is inspired to become a doctor after life changing care at Boston Shriners Hospital.
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Patient Story
A Symbol of Freedom
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/12/A-symbol-of-freedomEver since birth, Opal has faced an uphill battle for independence. Due to complications during her delivery, Opal suffered a stroke shortly after birth.
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Patient Story
Lucy's Shriners Hospital Christmas
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/12/Lucys-Shriners-Hospital-ChristmasOn Christmas morning, Santa – who bears an uncanny resemblance to medical resident Alex Wendling – is scheduled to make a special stop at the inpatient unit of Shriners Hospitals for Children — St. Louis. The jolly old elf has found the temporary home of a 12-year-old girl from Guatemala named Lucy....
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Patient Story
Scoliosis Treatment Restores Young Girl's Mental and Physical Health
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2021/01/Scoliosis-treatment-restores-young-girls-mental-and-physical-healthHaylie came to Shriners Hospitals for Children — Northern California for scoliosis care after initial treatment with a spinal doctor through a local integrated healthcare system.
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Patient Story
Stronger Bonds, Brighter Future
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/11/Stronger-bonds-brighter-futureHannah arrived in the United States on Christmas Eve last year, held in the arms of her new adoptive parents, Deanne and Matt. She stepped into a family filled with love, Christmas traditions and new siblings – three, to be exact – more than 8,000 miles from the orphanage in India she had called hom...
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Patient Story
Pediatric Colorectal Center Helps Patient Gain Independence and Confidence
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/08/Pediatric-colorectal-center-helps-patient-gain-independence-and-confidenceBowel management is a subject that most 14-year-old boys can’t have a serious conversation about. But Mathew, a 14-year-old pediatric colorectal patient at Shriners Hospitals for Children — Northern California, has the vocabulary to talk about his colorectal condition with poise and confidence.
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Patient Story
With Great Bracing Comes Great Responsibility
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/08/With-great-bracing-comes-great-responsibilityLiam and Sarah, who is a professional photographer, have learned to embrace Liam’s scoliosis treatment by using his braces to create fantastical photos of Liam depicted as his favorite superheroes.