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Patient Story
From Patient to Future Surgeon? Justin's Story
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2025/09/Justin-Scoliosis-CareWhen he was 13, Justin began to develop severe pain in his back. It progressed steadily to the point where he could barely finish a day of school.
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Patient Story
A Story of Hope, Healing and a Little Bookworm Named Aksel
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2025/01/Aksels-Fracture-Casting-StoryEarlier this year, 6-year-old Aksel fractured his forearm while playing baseball.
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Patient Story
From Breech to Bouncing Baby Girl: Aura’s Story
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2023/04/From-Breech-to-Bouncing-Baby-GirlWhen Aura was in the womb, it was discovered that she was breech and had been stuck in the same position for several weeks. After three unsuccessful attempts to flip her in the womb, her parents started preparing for an inevitable C-section.
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Patient Story
Kechi Shares Her Incredible Story of Survival
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2022/10/Kechis-StoryOne of Shriners Children’s most well-known patients, Kechi is sharing her incredible survival story with the world.
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Patient Story
From Donor to Dad
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/09/From-donor-to-dadThe recreational therapy/child life staff plays a vital role in helping make the hospital seem less scary to patients by promoting positive coping skills. They use what’s called “medical play” before surgery, complete with a special doll and real medical equipment, to help reduce fears of what is to...
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Patient Story
Bridget's Story: The Prima Ballerina
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2021/02/Bridgets-story-The-prima-ballerinaIn September 2020, Bridget, a 12-year-old dancer from Westfield, Massachusetts, landed on her left knee while performing a front aerial, an acrobatic move she had perfected many times before.
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Patient Story
Mason's Story: An All-Star On and Off the Field
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2021/02/Masons-story-An-all-star-on-and-off-the-fieldBorn without a left forearm and hand, Mason has received more than a dozen prosthetic devices through the efforts of the hospital’s orthotics and prosthetics department and medical staff. As a baby, the devices helped him balance so he could stand and learn to walk.
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Patient Story
Robi’s Rehabilitation Story
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2021/11/RobiRobi came to Shriners Children’s Philadelphia from Ethiopia after a spinal cord injury left him paralyzed below the waist.
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Patient Story
Family Finds Perfect Fit for Daughter's Scoliosis Care
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/07/Family-finds-the-perfect-fit-for-daughters-scoliosis-careShriners 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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Patient Story
Learning to Live a New Life After a Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/10/Learning-to-live-a-new-life-after-a-pediatric-spinal-cord-injurySix-year-old Memphis was transferred to the Philadelphia Shriners Hospital after she broke her neck in a car accident near her home outside of West Palm Beach, Florida.
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