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Patient Story
How Care for Kaleb Turned Fear Into Hope
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2024/11/How-Care-for-Kaleb-Turned-Fear-Into-HopeWhen Marie-Hélène was 33-weeks pregnant, she and her husband Alberto learned that their baby had osteogenesis imperfecta, or brittle bone disease.
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Patient Story
Cleft Care Means New Smiles for Terilyn and Evan
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2024/11/Cleft-Care-Means-New-Smiles-for-Terilyn-and-EvanWhen prenatal tests showed April and Michael that their second child, Evan, would be born with a cleft lip and palate, they knew exactly what to do.
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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
Determined Patient Overcomes Obstacles in Eagle Scout Project
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/08/Determined-patient-overcomes-obstacles-in-Eagle-Scout-projectBoy Scout and Shriners Hospitals for Children patient Riley recently overcame many obstacles to complete an Eagle Scout project to benefit patient families of the Erie Shriners Medical Center.
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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
Salt Lake City Family is Leaders in Care Cover Story
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/09/Salt-Lake-City-family-is-Leaders-in-Care-cover-storyShriners Hospitals for Children — Salt Lake City is pleased to announce two of its patients and their family is featured on the cover of the latest fall edition of Leaders in CARE – a quarterly, national magazine sharing stories of the most amazing care anywhere, from Shriners Hospitals for Children...
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Patient Story
Chloe's Bad Break
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/10/Chloes-bad-breakChloe knew something was wrong in the first few moments after she surfaced in the middle of the Lake of the Ozarks. Seconds before, the 16-year-old Wentzville, Missouri, girl had been thrown from a tube dragged by a speed boat. She looked at her left arm, floating in the water, and willed it to move...
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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
Carolyn's Story
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/10/Carolyns-storyCarolyn’s journey with the Boston Shriners Hospital began in March of 2019, following a kitchen accident in her home state of Connecticut.