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Patient Story
Mom Shares Advice for Families Expecting a Child With a Cleft Lip or Palate
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2022/07/Charlie-Gail-Cleft-StoryFacial clefts are one of the most common birth differences in the U.S. It can be a challenge for families to find education, resources, support and specialized treatment. Shriners Children's is here for you.
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Patient Story
For Gabriel, the Word “Disability” Doesn’t Float
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2024/06/Gabriel-Texas-OIGabriel decided long ago that osteogenesis imperfecta would not stop him from pursuing his hobbies and interests.
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Patient Story
Shriners Children’s Spokane Patient Lauren Fields Qualifies for Paris Paralympics
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Paralympic-Stories/2024/Lauren-ParalympicsAn 18-year-old from Spokane Valley is heading to Paris to compete in her first-ever Paralympic Games in wheelchair racing.
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Patient Story
Former Patient Trains in Burn Care at Shriners Children's Northern California
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2024/11/Nahomis-Burn-Care-StoryNahomi Barragan-Carmona, M.D., recently returned to the world’s leading pediatric burn hospital to learn more about advanced skills in burn treatment from the medical team that saved her life.
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Patient Story
A Patient's Handwritten Note Captures an Honest and Trusting Moment
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2025/01/Piper-Orthopedic-Care-JourneyWhen she was 3, Piper told her family, “My leg just doesn’t work.”
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News
Child Life "Plays" an Important Role in Patients Overcoming Fear
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2023/10/Child-Life-Helps-Overcome-FearShriners Children’s Texas provides a team of child life specialists, and a music therapist, to help reduce the stress sometimes associated with patient care.
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News
Building a Community with the Ronald McDonald House of Galveston
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2023/07/Ronald-McDonald-House-of-GalvestonThe Ronald McDonald House of Galveston’s focus has always been to create a sense of community, and provide a safe and caring environment that uplifts guests in their time of need.
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News
25 Years of Pioneering Care at Shriners Children's Neil Reitman Pediatric Burn Institute
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2022/11/Neil-Reitman-Pediatric-Burn-Institute25 years of pioneering advancements in burn care makes Shriners Children’s Neil Reitman Pediatric Burn Institute a global leader in treatment and care.
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News
School and Community Reintegration for Pediatric Burn Patients
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2022/10/School-and-Community-Reintegration-for-Pediatric-Burn-PatientsShriners Children’s Boston has several programs designed to help our patients reintegrate at school and in their communities following a long hospital stay due to burn injury.
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The Perry Initiative Inspires Young Women to Pursue Careers in Orthopedic Surgery
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2022/12/Perry-InitiativeThe Perry Initiative is a hands-on Shriners Children’s sponsored program designed to encourage and empower young women to pursue careers in orthopedic surgery and engineering.