Patient Story

October is National Spina Bifida Awareness Month

Oct 27, 2021 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2021/10/October-is-National-Spina-Bifida-Awareness-Month

Jessica, aka “Jessie,” has been coming to Shriners Children's Florida since 2006. She was born with spina bifida, scoliosis, bilateral hip dysplasia and clubfoot; all of which she has received support and care for at our outpatient center.

Video

No Boundaries: The Stories of Gianna and Juan Diego

Jul 05, 2023 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Videos/2023/07/No-Boundaries-Gianna-and-Juan-Diego

Meet International Patient Ambassadors Gianna and Juan Diego.

Video

Through Darkness I Shine: The Stories of Connor and Mia

Jul 30, 2020 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Videos/2020/07/Connor-and-Mia

Meet National Patient Ambassadors Connor and Mia.

Patient Story

Lily Ready to Treat Patients with Same Type of Care She Received

Mar 28, 2022 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2022/03/Lily

Lily has been a patient at Shriners Children's Lexington almost from the day she was born. But this did not slow her down. In 2018, Lily became a National Patient Ambassador for Shriners Children’s and continues to give back to the hospital system.

Patient Story

Meet Luke: Our 100th Motion Analysis Center Patient

Oct 26, 2021 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2021/10/Luke

Luke became a patient after a motorbike accident destroyed the tendons in the front of his left leg.

Event

Un-Limb-ited Camps

Mar 04, 2022 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Events/2022/Unlimbited-Camps

Un-Limb-ited camps are for teen patients of Shriners Children’s living with limb loss or deficiency.

Podcast

Multidisciplinary Orthopedic Care

Jun 15, 2021 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Podcasts/2021/06/Multidisciplinary-Orthopedic-Care

Molly Grant, MSN, APN, CPNP, explains the multidisciplinary approach to orthopedic issues in children at Shriners Children's Chicago. Grant is also the mom of a patient.

Patient Story

Shriners Hospitals for Children Feels Like Home to Michael

Mar 04, 2021 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2021/03/Shriners-Hospitals-for-Children-feels-like-home-to-Michael

Eight-year-old Michael has been a patient at the medical center since he was a baby, and has had nearly a dozen surgeries to treat his scoliosis and a congenital condition called arthrogryposis, which involves stiffness of the joints that limits the range of motion.

Patient Story

The Tools of the Trade

Sep 29, 2020 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/09/The-tools-of-the-trade

A tear slid down Ashleigh Bentz’s cheek as she opened the toolbox. A shoe horn. A pipe cutter. Clamps. The tools that helped make Marvin Hohbein the master prosthetist that he was for decades at Shriners Hospitals for Children — St. Louis now were held tenderly in the hands of a former patient who h...

Patient Story

From Donor to Dad

Sep 29, 2020 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/09/From-donor-to-dad

The recreational therapy/child life staff plays a vital role in helping make the hospital seem less scary to patients by promoting positive coping skills. They use what’s called “medical play” before surgery, complete with a special doll and real medical equipment, to help reduce fears of what is to...