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Patient Story
Carrie's Inspiring Story of Healing
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/10/Carries-inspiring-story-of-healingJust 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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Patient Story
Young Patient Takes Her First Steps Thanks to New Prosthetic Leg
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2021/01/Young-patient-takes-her-first-steps-thanks-to-new-prosthetic-legReferred to Lauren Hyer, M.D., at the Greenville Shriners Hospital through a Facebook support group when Taylor was 8, Rachel said the experience has been “absolutely life-changing.”
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Patient Story
Determined Patient Overcomes Obstacles in Eagle Scout Project
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/08/Determined-patient-overcomes-obstacles-in-Eagle-Scout-projectBoy Scout and Shriners Hospitals for Children patient Riley recently overcame many obstacles to complete an Eagle Scout project to benefit patient families of the Erie Shriners Medical Center.
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Patient Story
Successful Chest Wall Reconstruction Allows Patient to Pursue His Dreams
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/08/Successful-chest-wall-reconstruction-allows-patient-to-pursue-his-dreamsZachary's proper diagnosis of a rare chest wall condition, Currarino-Silverman syndrome, leads to reconstructive surgery that changes his life.
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Patient Story
Shriners Hospitals for Children Inspires WCMX Wheelchair Skating Champion
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/08/Shriners-Hospitals-for-Children-inspires-WCMX-wheelchair-skating-championIn Sacramento, 16-year old Alyssa was tearing up the skate park. She launched herself into a 12-foot vertical drop, shot straight down the concrete bowl lined with chipped pool tiles and raced full speed to the other side where she spun back around with a look of fierce determination.
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Patient Story
Salt Lake City Family is Leaders in Care Cover Story
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/09/Salt-Lake-City-family-is-Leaders-in-Care-cover-storyShriners Hospitals for Children — Salt Lake City is pleased to announce two of its patients and their family is featured on the cover of the latest fall edition of Leaders in CARE – a quarterly, national magazine sharing stories of the most amazing care anywhere, from Shriners Hospitals for Children...
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Patient Story
Show Me That Smile
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2021/01/Show-me-that-smileIt was an ordinary afternoon in the lunch room of a Rochester, New York, elementary school, and all Ryan wanted to do was eat an apple like his classmates.
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Patient Story
Carolyn's Story
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/10/Carolyns-storyCarolyn’s journey with the Boston Shriners Hospital began in March of 2019, following a kitchen accident in her home state of Connecticut.
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Patient Story
Kiera's Successful Surgery Sends Her Leaping Back to Ballet
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/12/Kieras-successful-surgery-sends-her-leaping-back-to-balletWhen Kiera turned 11, she began to experience back pain. While her pain wasn’t necessarily severe, it was adequate enough to warrant a trip to her primary care provider. Once her physician noticed not one, but two curves in Kiera’s spine, she was immediately referred to the Portland Shriners Hospita...
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Patient Story
Dad's Words: Our Shriners Hospital Experience
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/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.