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Patient Story
Back in the Game
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2022/09/Back-in-the-GameSammy has made a full return to competitive golf and football after highly specialized sports medicine knee surgery and rehabilitation.
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Shriners Hospitals for Children Encourages Patient's Love for Swim Team and Horseback Riding
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/08/Shriners-Hospitals-for-Children-encourages-patients-love-for-swim-team-and-horseback-ridingWhen Maren was 2 years old she was diagnosed with cancer in her spine. Maren would spend a difficult year battling cancer that left her with a spinal cord injury and paralyzed from her mid-spine down. Maren’s doctors encouraged her parents to seek out Shriners Hospitals for Children — Northern Calif...
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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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Boy With Cerebral Palsy Finds Perfect Harmony With Care Team
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/11/Boy-with-cerebral-palsy-finds-perfect-harmony-with-care-teamEvery individual of a health care team plays a part in a larger masterpiece, including the patient and their family. James and his journey at Shriners Hospitals for Children is a wonderful example of this advantageous alignment.
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Chloe's Story
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2022/02/Chloe17-year-old Chloe returns to Shriners Children's St. Louis, from her home country of St. Lucia, for her second limb lengthening surgery. Her joyful smile matches her bright future.
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Patient Story
Mother of Burn Patient Encourages Kitchen Safety During Burn Awareness Week
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2022/02/Kohens-StoryIn December 2021, Kohen, an active 1½-year-old, grabbed onto the cord of a nearby rice cooker while sitting at his high chair in the kitchen.
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Patient Story
Juan Pablo Inspires Other Patients to be Strong
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2024/03/Juan-Pablo-Inspires-Other-PatientsJuan Pablo shares his story to help other burn survivors with their recovery.
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Patient Story
A Symbol of Freedom
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/12/A-symbol-of-freedomEver since birth, Opal has faced an uphill battle for independence. Due to complications during her delivery, Opal suffered a stroke shortly after birth.
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Patient Story
Lucy's Shriners Hospital Christmas
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/12/Lucys-Shriners-Hospital-ChristmasOn Christmas morning, Santa – who bears an uncanny resemblance to medical resident Alex Wendling – is scheduled to make a special stop at the inpatient unit of Shriners Hospitals for Children — St. Louis. The jolly old elf has found the temporary home of a 12-year-old girl from Guatemala named Lucy....
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Patient Story
Chloe's Bad Break
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/10/Chloes-bad-breakChloe knew something was wrong in the first few moments after she surfaced in the middle of the Lake of the Ozarks. Seconds before, the 16-year-old Wentzville, Missouri, girl had been thrown from a tube dragged by a speed boat. She looked at her left arm, floating in the water, and willed it to move...
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