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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
Going the Distance
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/10/Going-the-distanceNarshare and her son Kareem are a long way from home. The two are adapting to life in the United States while Kareem undergoes treatment for Blount’s disease, a problem with the growth plates around the knees that causes severe bowing of the lower legs.
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Patient Story
Katherine's Road to Recovery and Determination to Give Back
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/10/Katherines-road-to-recovery-and-determination-to-give-backKatherine's car accident led her to receive life-changing care at the Boston Shriners Hospital.
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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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Patient Story
Jennifer's Story
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/09/Jennifers-storyJennifer was born with a rare medical condition of which there are less than 100 reported cases in literature worldwide – ahrinia, or congenital absence of the nose.
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Patient Story
Ready for the Return Home
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2021/01/Ready-for-the-return-homeWhen 5-year-old Marie Eva steps off the plane in the West African nation of Ivory Coast next month, she’ll walk into the waiting arms of a family who has missed her desperately for the past 15 months. Walk, not crawl.
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Patient Story
Deep Breaths, Deeper Bond
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/10/Deep-breaths-deeper-bondThe first time Respiratory Therapy Manager Marcela Spraul tried to get Courtney to walk, the then-12-year-old simply refused. Now 17, Courtney is planning to follow in Marcela’s footsteps.
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Patient Story
No Small Wonder
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2024/11/No-Small-WonderAfter undergoing his first surgery at only 7 days old, Kaleb has been a patient at Shriners Children's ever since.
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Patient Story
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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Patient Story
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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