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Patient Story
Shriners Children’s Patient Emmy Becomes a Professional NBA Dancer
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2023/06/Emmys-StoryThanks to five years of excellent care at Shriners Children’s Northern California, Emmy is the youngest member of the Sacramento Kings Dance Team.
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Patient Story
Reno Teen Up and Running Thanks to Scoliosis Care at Shriners Children’s
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2023/12/Reno-Teen-Up-and-RunningJackson has been followed by a team of scoliosis specialists at Shriners Children's since he was 1.
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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
Assistive Device Transforms the Dining Experience for Young Patient
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2021/02/Assistive-device-transforms-the-dining-experience-for-young-patientGiven a 5% chance to live, 11-year-old patient Brooklyn has spent her entire life overcoming seemingly impossible obstacles.
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Patient Story
Defying the Odds One 'Never' at a Time
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/11/Defying-the-odds-one-never-at-a-timeDespite being given a long list of "nevers," Elijah continues to overcome the odds, thanks to the care he receives at Shriners Hospitals for Children — Honolulu.
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Patient Story
What Will the X-ray Say?
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/10/What-will-the-X-ray-sayRebecca is understandably nervous. In less than a week, she will travel the 29 miles from her St. Peters, Missouri, home with her 13-year-old son, Joey, to Shriners Hospitals for Children — St. Louis for his yearly follow-up. Joey will leave his mom in the waiting room, and a radiology technician wi...
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Patient Story
One year without losing hope
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/08/Un-ao-sin-perder-la-esperanzaMedical discharge of one of our patients after almost a year of being hospitalized in several occasions.
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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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Our Treatment Approach
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/Locations/St-Louis/About-Us/Our-Treatment-ApproachLearn about the innovative and compassionate approach to treatment at Shriners Children's St. Louis