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Patient Story
Former Patient Runs Virtual Boston Marathon to Raise Funds for the Boston Shriners Hospital
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/08/Former-patient-runs-virtual-Boston-Marathon-to-raise-funds-for-the-Boston-Shriners-HospitalFormer Shriners Hospitals for Children — Boston patient, 33-year-old Matthew Paul, is making a personal dream come true: He is running the Boston Marathon.
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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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Treatment
Serial Casting
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/Pediatric-Care/Serial-CastingWhen a joint is unable to extend or flex, one of the connected muscles may be too tight or too short. To assist in turning the joint in the correct direction, Shriners Children's orthopedic specialists offer serial casting.
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Patient Story
Lily Ready to Treat Patients with Same Type of Care She Received
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2021/02/Lily-ready-to-treat-patients-with-same-type-of-care-she-receivedLily has been coming to Shriners Hospitals for Children Medical Center – Lexington nearly all her life. As a baby, she visited for the first time, and this week, at 21, she had her last appointment.
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Patient Story
What Will the X-ray Say?
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/10/What-will-the-X-ray-sayRebecca is understandably nervous. In less than a week, she will travel the 29 miles from her St. Peters, Missouri, home with her 13-year-old son, Joey, to Shriners Hospitals for Children — St. Louis for his yearly follow-up. Joey will leave his mom in the waiting room, and a radiology technician wi...
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Patient Story
Prosthetist Attributes Patient's Success With Prosthesis to Engaged Care
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/07/Prosthetist-attributes-patients-success-with-prosthesis-to-engaged-careBorn with tibial hemimelia, Noah’s foot was amputated when he was 10 months old. The Shriners Hospitals for Children — Salt Lake City staff has been with him on his journey ever since.
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Patient Story
One year without losing hope
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/08/Un-ao-sin-perder-la-esperanzaMedical discharge of one of our patients after almost a year of being hospitalized in several occasions.
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Patient Story
Successful Chest Wall Reconstruction Allows Patient to Pursue His Dreams
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/08/Successful-chest-wall-reconstruction-allows-patient-to-pursue-his-dreamsZachary's proper diagnosis of a rare chest wall condition, Currarino-Silverman syndrome, leads to reconstructive surgery that changes his life.
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Patient Story
Shriners Hospitals for Children Inspires WCMX Wheelchair Skating Champion
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/08/Shriners-Hospitals-for-Children-inspires-WCMX-wheelchair-skating-championIn Sacramento, 16-year old Alyssa was tearing up the skate park. She launched herself into a 12-foot vertical drop, shot straight down the concrete bowl lined with chipped pool tiles and raced full speed to the other side where she spun back around with a look of fierce determination.
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Patient Story
Shriners Move Quickly to Save Marco After a Venomous Spider Bite
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2022/07/Marco-Spider-BiteShriners rush to help save a toddler who experienced a terrifying spider bite in his family's backyard.
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