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Patient Story
Sibling Helps Make Brother's Spine Cast
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/12/Sibling-helps-make-brothers-spine-castCertified prosthetist Lauren Kells invited Cooper to help her make his brother's cast for a back brace. Both boys have Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
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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
Mila's Story: Continuing Care During COVID-19
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/08/Milas-story-Continuing-care-during-COVID-19When 13-year-old Mila from Greenfield, Massachusetts, a cross-country runner and gymnast, began to experience pain in her right hip this past fall, her primary care doctor referred her to the pediatric orthopaedic specialists at the Springfield Shriners Hospital.
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Patient Story
Patient Learns to Walk Again in Pediatric Rehabilitation Program
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2021/01/Patient-learns-to-walk-again-in-pediatric-rehabilitation-programAfter 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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Patient Story
Back to the Beautiful Music
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/11/Back-to-the-beautiful-musicJasmine nestles her viola underneath her chin and takes a deep breath. The 11-year-old Evansville, Indiana, girl can get lost in the moment while making music. Thanks to recent surgery at Shriners Hospitals for Children — St. Louis, she now can do so without pain.
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Patient Story
Meet Albie
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/07/Meet-AlbieFor 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 Story
Patient With Lifelong Scoliosis Flourishes With Halo Program Treatment
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/07/Patient-with-lifelong-scoliosis-flourishes-with-halo-program-treatmentWith a love of unicorns and glitter, patient McKayla’s dynamic personality permeates the halls of Shriners Hospitals for Children — Greenville.
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Service
Neurology Services
Physicians at Shriners Children's can provide early diagnosis, intervention and treatment for neurological disorders as well as ongoing care for a neurological component of a child's condition.
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Condition
Stones (Kidney Stones and Bladder Stones)
Kidney stones are hard, small salt and mineral deposits that form in the kidney(s). Bladder stones can start as kidney stones, but they can also develop spontaneously due to poor outflow of urine.
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Condition
Bladder Control Issues
Common signs of a bladder control issue for a child include day or nighttime bedwetting, urgent or frequent urges to pee or leaking urine.