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Father Credits Burn Team With Saving Daughter's Life

Oct 06, 2020 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/10/Father-credits-burn-team-with-saving-daughters-life

When she was 3, Lucy came to Shriners Hospitals for Children — Northern California with Stevens-Johnson syndrome and her life on the line. Chief of Burns David Greenhalgh, M.D., and his team saved her life.

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Meet Hasi and Grace

Aug 25, 2020 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/08/Meet-Hasi-and-Grace

By the end of that week in Vegas, the new group of friends had made a plan to visit Grace in Missouri for her family’s annual 4th of July party. The girls were so excited to know they would see each other again and build on these already special friendships.

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Happy High Fives for Daniel

Feb 11, 2021 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2021/02/Happy-high-fives-for-Daniel

Second grader, Daniel, has been a patient of ours for four years. He was born with arthrogryposis, club feet and a limb length discrepancy; all of which he received care for at our Tampa-based outpatient facility.

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Boston Shriners Hospital Patient Inspired to Pursue a Medical Degree

Jan 07, 2021 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2021/01/Boston-Shriners-Hospital-patient-inspired-to-pursue-a-medical-degree

Boston Shriners Hospital patient inspired to pursue a medical degree

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Patient Learns to Walk Again in Pediatric Rehabilitation Program

Jan 14, 2021 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2021/01/Patient-learns-to-walk-again-in-pediatric-rehabilitation-program

After the surgery, doctors told her mother, Shawna, that Jaszelina needed specialty spinal rehabilitation care and referred her to the pediatric rehabilitation program at Shriners Hospitals for Children — Northern California. The Northern California Shriners Hospital is known for its pediatric rehab...

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Shriners Hospitals for Children Encourages Patient's Love for Swim Team and Horseback Riding

Aug 31, 2020 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/08/Shriners-Hospitals-for-Children-encourages-patients-love-for-swim-team-and-horseback-riding

When Maren was 2 years old she was diagnosed with cancer in her spine. Maren would spend a difficult year battling cancer that left her with a spinal cord injury and paralyzed from her mid-spine down. Maren’s doctors encouraged her parents to seek out Shriners Hospitals for Children — Northern Calif...

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Off-duty Firefighters Jump Into Action

Aug 31, 2020 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/08/Off-duty-firefighters-jump-into-action

As Ayden was standing near his dad and the cooking station, a sudden gust of strong wind blew a pop-up shade tent into the cooking station, causing boiling water and hot food to spill onto Ayden’s legs and feet.

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Carrie's Inspiring Story of Healing

Oct 02, 2020 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/10/Carries-inspiring-story-of-healing

Just three days before her 17th birthday, Carrie was in a horrific car accident less than five miles from her home. She sustained second, third and fourth degree burns over 70% of her body and suffered a serious brain injury. Carrie was airlifted to Massachusetts General Hospital, then transferred t...

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Inch by Inch, Patient Progresses in Developmental Journey

Nov 18, 2020 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/11/Inch-by-inch-patient-progresses-in-developmental-journey

Born with bilateral hip dysplasia, KJ is progressing by leaps and bounds, thanks to the team approach of his care team at Shriners Hospitals for Children — Honolulu.

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No Small Wonder

Jul 24, 2024 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2024/11/No-Small-Wonder

After undergoing his first surgery at only 7 days old, Kaleb has been a patient at Shriners Children's ever since.