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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
Former Patient Credits Shriners Hospitals for Children — Greenville for a Pain-Free Life
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2021/01/Former-patient-credits-Shriners-Hospitals-for-Children-Greenville-for-a-pain-free-lifeNearly a decade ago, Allie’s parents discovered something was wrong when their then teen daughter wasn’t enjoying the active lifestyle she was known for.
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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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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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Podcast
Cerebral Palsy and Spasticity Management
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Podcasts/2020/12/Cerebral-Palsy-and-Spasticity-ManagementPodcast with Dr. (Maria) Gabriela Martinez on a rehabilitation services for cerebral palsy and spasticity management.
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News
Keather's Dolphin Tale
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/12/Keathers-dolphin-taleThanks to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, we were able to surprise Patient Ambassador Keather with a dream opportunity: a Virtual Reality 360 Experience headset of the aquarium and free trip and hotel stay to Clearwater, Florida to visit the Clearwater Marine Aquarium in person at a later date.
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News
Anticipation Equals Excellence
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/11/Anticipation-equals-excellenceScott Luhmann, M.D., is in the midst of a complex spinal surgery in a brightly lit, chilly operating room when he reaches up his hand and prepares to call for the next needed instrument. Before the words are even fully formed in the mouth of the chief of staff at Shriners Hospitals for Children — St...
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News
Shriners Hospitals for Children — Erie Welcomes Allison Wahoff, D.O.!
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/11/Shriners-Hospitals-for-Children-Erie-welcomes-Allison-Wahoff-DOShriners Hospitals for Children — Erie welcomes Allison Wahoff, D.O.! Dr. Wahoff joins the team with the goal of expanding the pediatric physiatry program at the Erie Shriners Medical Center.
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News
Coping with Stress and Anxiety During the Pandemic
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/11/Coping-with-stress-and-anxiety-during-the-pandemic7 tips to help stress and anxiety during COVID-19. During these challenging times, it is important to take the time to assess the impact of the pandemic on our children and ourselves.
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News
First in Chicago to Offer New Lightweight Prosthetic Partial Hand for Teenagers
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/11/First-in-Chicago-to-offer-new-lightweight-prosthetic-partial-hand-for-teenagersThe Prosthetic and Orthotic Services (POPS) department now offers a lighter-weight hand prosthetic for teens. Shriners Hospitals is the first hospital in Chicago to offer the M-Fingers carbon fiber technology specifically designed to fit children.