Patient Story

Meet Beau

Jul 14, 2020 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/07/Meet-Beau

From the day Sarah found out about her second pregnancy, she had an uneasy feeling that something was different from her first experience.

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Family Finds Perfect Fit for Daughter's Scoliosis Care

Jul 10, 2020 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/07/Family-finds-the-perfect-fit-for-daughters-scoliosis-care

Shriners Hospitals for Children — Honolulu's health care team attends to teen's scoliosis so she can continue living out her dreams without limits.

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Hello, Ms. Hollywood

Sep 23, 2020 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/09/Hello-Ms-Hollywood

Camille steps into Shriners Hospitals for Children — St. Louis on the first cooler day leading into fall with her mom, Shantay, in tow. Ms. Hollywood has arrived. The 3-year-old Evansville, Indiana, girl recently underwent the first of what will be three limb-lengthening procedures before she hits h...

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Jennifer's Story

Sep 15, 2020 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/09/Jennifers-story

Jennifer was born with a rare medical condition of which there are less than 100 reported cases in literature worldwide – ahrinia, or congenital absence of the nose.

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GianLuca's Story

Aug 18, 2020 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/08/GianLucas-Story

When he was 18 months old, GianLuca was spending time with his grandfather, who had just made a cup of tea. GianLuca saw the tea, thought it was water, and reached for it. The hot liquid spilled all over his head, face and shoulders.

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Teen a Shining Example of Bravery and Aloha

Sep 28, 2020 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/09/Teen-a-shining-example-of-bravery-and-aloha

Even multiple leg surgeries couldn't dull the positivity radiating from this 13-year-old patient.

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Spine Surgery Gives Isabella The Confidence to Pursue Modeling!

Aug 21, 2020 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/08/Spine-surgery-gives-Isabella-the-confidence-to-pursue-modeling

Guided by her instincts, Isabella and her family made a trip to the Portland Shriners Hospital for a second opinion, where they met with pediatric orthopaedic physician Michelle Welborn, M.D.

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Hip Dysplasia Can't Stop Gwenyth's Snuggles

Jul 09, 2020 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/07/Hip-dysplasia-cant-stop-Gwenyths-snuggles

When an ultrasound revealed Lauren’s 3-month-old daughter, Gwenyth, had bilateral hip dysplasia and would need to begin 24-hour bracing treatment right away, Lauren sobbed.

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Meet Albie

Jul 07, 2020 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/07/Meet-Albie

For Amanda, life took an unexpected turn when her 18-week prenatal ultrasound revealed that her baby had a unilateral cleft lip, a birth defect in which a baby's lip does not form properly. The news was a shock, and fear of the unknown filled her mind.

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Patient With Lifelong Scoliosis Flourishes With Halo Program Treatment

Jul 16, 2020 https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/07/Patient-with-lifelong-scoliosis-flourishes-with-halo-program-treatment

With a love of unicorns and glitter, patient McKayla’s dynamic personality permeates the halls of Shriners Hospitals for Children — Greenville.