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'Carleigh Claus' Does it Again
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/12/Carleigh-Claus-does-it-againOur patients, current and former, are always so thoughtful and quick to give back to others; especially for “kids like them,” receiving care at Shriners Healthcare for Children — Florida.
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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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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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Bone lengthening and deformities
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/12/Alargamientos-y-deformidades-seasThis interview explains the treatments that the Shriners Hospital currently performs to treat lower limb length discrepancies in patients.
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Shriners Hospitals for Children Study Reveals New Link to Arthritis
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/12/Shriners-Hospitals-for-Children-study-reveals-new-link-to-arthritisA new study by investigators at the Shriners Hospital for Children — St. Louis suggests the damaging effects of obesity are not due to body weight but rather come from something much smaller – biochemical signals released by fat cells.
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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
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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Maren Conrad Paints Fine Art Piece to Benefit Children
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/12/Maren-Conrad-paints-fine-art-piece-to-benefit-childrenWorld-renowned muralist and fine artist Maren Conrad created a fine art piece that is being auctioned off as part of Shriners Hospitals for Children — Northern California’s Gift of Care fundraiser.
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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
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.