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Patient Story
Former Shriners Children’s Patient Alexis Shifflett Chases Three-Peat at Paralympics
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Paralympic-Stories/2024/Alexis-ParalympicsSitting volleyball player aims for third consecutive team gold medal.
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Patient Story
Play Ball, Jace!
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2023/09/Jace-Wilson-GloveJace doesn't let his distal arthrogryposis and tethered spinal cord stop his baseball dreams.
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Patient Story
Brace Yourself to Meet Alexis
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2021/04/Brace-Yourself-to-Meet-AlexisScoliosis diagnosis gives teen a new purpose
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Patient Story
Helping Miracle Babies Lucas and Peter Grow Strong
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2024/10/Lucas-and-Peter-Grow-StrongChildhood is always a time for adventures and challenges, but for twins Lucas and Peter, the challenges have been profound.
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Patient Story
Perseverance With a Prosthesis: Jabin's Story
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2025/04/Jabin-Prosthetic-CareJabin is a Shriners Children's Philadelphia patient who receives prosthetic care.
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Condition
Torticollis
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/Pediatric-Care/TorticollisTorticollis is a muscle condition in the neck that causes a child's head to tilt to one side and the chin to tilt to the other. Shriners Children's physicians typically treat it with physical therapy or, depending on the severity, surgery.
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Patient Story
Elena Stands On Her Own Two Feet Because of Shriners Children's
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2022/02/ElenaElena has never let her prosthetic legs limit her abilities.
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Patient Story
'Governor Gav' Shares His Shriners Children's Journey Across Midwest
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2023/09/Gavin-Shares-His-JourneyWhen he was just 6 months old, Gavin became critically ill with meningococcal meningitis, a bacterial infection that in severe cases, causes a rash and lesions that can lead to amputations.
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Patient Story
Jordan is Flying High
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2021/04/Jordan-is-Flying-HighHow determination, combined with the right care plan, equals unlimited potential
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News
Shriners Children’s Camps: All About Giving Kids Opportunities
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2022/10/Shriners-Childrens-CampsShriners Children’s wrapped up another season of camps designed to give patients the opportunity for extraordinary experiences and, most importantly, to just let kids be kids.
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