Patient Story

Former Shriners Children’s Chicago Patient Peter Berry Showcases Unbreakable Mindset with Success in Wheelchair Basketball

Aug 08, 2024 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Paralympic-Stories/2024/Peter-Paralympics

Peter Berry’s journey to be selected as a top alternate for the U.S. Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Team hasn’t been easy – but it has given him an indomitable spirit and will to succeed.

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Fibular Hemimelia: Tommy's Story

May 05, 2022 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2022/05/Tommy-Fibular-Hemimelia-CHI

Fibular hemimelia, a rare birth defect, doesn't hold Tommy back thanks to Shriners Children's.

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Former Patient Trains in Burn Care at Shriners Children's Northern California

Nov 05, 2024 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2024/11/Nahomis-Burn-Care-Story

Nahomi Barragan-Carmona, M.D., recently returned to the world’s leading pediatric burn hospital to learn more about advanced skills in burn treatment from the medical team that saved her life.

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Shriners Children’s Cleft Lip and Palate Care Inspires Confidence

Feb 23, 2023 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2023/02/Peytons-Story

When Peyton was born with a cleft lip and cleft palate, his parents were unaware of his condition and shocked to learn about it.

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Clayton's Journey

May 20, 2022 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2022/05/Clayton

A second opinion is all it took to change the life of a 6-year-old boy.

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Leigh Thanks Shriners Children's for Helping Her Achieve Her Dreams

Mar 10, 2022 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2022/03/Leigh

Leigh is grateful for the lifelong care she has received, as well as the support the entire Shriners Children's community continues to offer to her.

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Shriners Move Quickly to Save Marco After a Venomous Spider Bite

Jul 19, 2022 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2022/07/Marco-Spider-Bite

Shriners rush to help save a toddler who experienced a terrifying spider bite in his family's backyard.

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Navigating Clubfoot Treatment: Nolan's Journey at Shriners Children's Spokane

Apr 22, 2024 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2024/04/Navigating-Clubfoot-Treatment

Specialists use rapid casting to treat Nolan's bilateral clubfoot.

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Bracing Against the Curve: Anakalia’s Story of Strength and Support from Shriners Children’s

Apr 22, 2024 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2024/04/Bracing-Against-the-Curve

Anakalia was born with osteogenesis imperfecta. Unlike many families, her parents were fully prepared to care for a child with this disorder, since her dad, Mike, was born with the same condition.

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Three-Year-Old Zoey is Thriving After Care at Shriners Children’s Boston

Jun 05, 2024 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2024/06/Zoey-Boston-Burn-Care

Zoey is an active child after sustaining scald burns, and her parents are giving hope to families going through a similar situation.