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Patient Story
Former Shriners Children’s Patient Aims for Successful Paris Games to Close Out Paralympic Career
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Paralympic-Stories/2024/McKenna-ParalympicsFormer Shriners Children’s Portland patient McKenna Geer will write the final chapter of her para shooting career this summer in Paris when she competes at her third Paralympic Games.
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Melissa's Journey: A Song of Strength and Hope
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2025/05/Melissa-Fibular-Deficiency-CareDiagnosed in her mother’s womb with fibular deficiency, a condition where one leg is shorter than the other because of a shortened fibula, Melissa has spent the past year undergoing treatment at Shriners Children’s Texas.
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Patient Story
Shriners Children’s Boston Becomes Second Family to Leufry
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2025/02/Leufry-Burn-CareLeufry, a former patient at Shriners Children’s Boston, gets emotional as he recalls his years-long treatment journey at the hospital.
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Patient Story
Perry Cate Defies the Odds with Help from Shriners Children’s Lexington
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2022/03/Perry-CateAlmost no one expected Perry Cate to survive after she was born with multiple physical differences. Today, she is a vibrant college student studying forensic science and has a passion for creative arts.
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Patient Story
Sadie Has Confidence, Her Own Sense of Style, and a Desire to Help Others
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2024/06/Sadie-ArthrogryposisSadie has always appreciated the fact that her doctors included her in the decisions concerning her treatment. It is a unique aspect that Sadie believes is what makes Shriners Children’s so special.
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Patient’s Return to Shriners Children’s New England a Grateful Homecoming
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2024/03/Krissys-StoryWhen Krissy reflects on her care at Shriners Children’s, she doesn’t sound like someone who spent the majority of her childhood in a hospital.
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Patient Story
A Family's Journey for Answers
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2025/04/Brooks-Spinal-CareBrooks is a Shriners Children's Philadelphia patient undergoing spinal care treatment and surgery.
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The Girl with the Rainbow Legs
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2025/11/Adalee-Amputation-and-Prosthetic-CareThree-year-old Adalee was born with a rare condition called bilateral fibular hemimelia.
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Former Shriners Children’s Patient Hannah Dederick Continues Spokane Wheelchair Racing Legacy
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Paralympic-Stories/2024/Hannah-ParalympicsDederick is following in the footsteps of her mentor and wheelchair racing legend Susannah Scaroni.
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Patient Story
Teen in Oscar-Winning Documentary Recovers Thanks to Shriners Children's
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2024/04/Teen-in-Oscar-winning-Documentary-RecoversIvan has undergone more than 10 surgeries and hundreds of hours of therapy. He and his mother found it too difficult to speak about their experience until now.
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