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Patient Story
Two for Two: Shriners Children’s New England POPS Team Fits Brothers With Myoelectric Arms
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2025/02/Jacob-Christian-Myoelectric-ArmChristian and Jacob recently shared the experience of receiving a myoelectric arm.
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Patient Story
A Genetic Discovery of Hope
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2025/03/Jeffrey-Orthopedic-CareJeffrey is a Shriners Children's Philadelphia patient who shares the same rare genetic condition, SCA29, with his mother, Theresa.
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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
Saint's Story
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2021/10/SaintSaint's parents share photos on social media to promote acceptance and help other families navigate their own cleft experiences.
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Patient Story
Connecting Infant Neck and Hip Care at Shriner's Children's Erie
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2025/07/Brynlee-Torticollis-CareWhat started as a simple concern about Brynlee’s head movement led to a surprising diagnosis and early treatment that is helping her thrive today.
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Patient Story
For Keoni, Born with Bilateral Clubfoot, Shriners Children’s Has Always Been There
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2023/08/Keoni-StoryKeoni was born with bilateral clubfoot, a condition for which he has received lifelong, ongoing treatment at Shriners Children’s Northern California.
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Patient Story
Meet Our New International Patient Ambassador, Juan Diego
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2023/07/International-Patient-Ambassador--Juan-DiegoJuan Diego, 18, was burned in an electrical accident when he was 13, leaving his hands seriously disfigured.
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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
Beyond the Diagnosis: How Olivia Dances, Flips and Creates
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2025/11/Olivia-symbrachydactyly-careOlivia was born with hand and chest differences, but with skilled, non-surgical care from Shriners Children’s, she’s learned to adapt confidently. Today, she thrives in everything from art to dance.
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Patient Story
Shriners Children’s Lexington Patient Is Youngest Player on U.S. Wheelchair Rugby Team
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Paralympic-Stories/2024/Zion-ParalympicsZion is now set to depart for the 2024 Paralympics, where he will compete as the youngest member of the United States wheelchair rugby team.