Patient Stories

“I’ve helped my buddy go from swimming with a noodle to swimming by themselves and it’s a really great feeling to be able to make some sort of difference on a child’s life and help them be able to swim,” remarked Emma.

Emma Yin has always had a passion for helping others and a love for working with children. Having previously volunteered at a ...

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“I love that the team incorporates whatever Kruz is interested in and makes it therapeutic. He loves balls, so they do a lot of catching and throwing to help him get more range of motion. They also play with a lot of bubbles which he loves.”

When Briana welcomed her second son into the world, she never imagined how quickly everything could change. During birth, Kruz ...

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“Not every child is the same, especially with down syndrome, and CSH was great at communicating where his strengths were, where his weaknesses were and what we should continue doing.”

10-month-old Sebastian Newton came to Children’s Specialized Hospital for rehabilitation and began his 3-month journey with CSH ...

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“Without Children’s Specialized Hospital, I don’t believe Mila would have crawled,” Caitlin said.

Caitlin had been working at Children’s Specialized Hospital (CSH) as a speech therapist for three years when she welcomed her ...

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“Things that other people take for granted like running in gym class, playing sports, or even just keeping up with friends. These are things that would have never happened without Children’s Specialized,”

Emma’s Second Chance: How CSH helped a little girl walk, play, and thrive after childhood cancer. At first glance, Emma looks ...

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“You are getting really great therapists who are really well trained and they come to your house!”

For her first 18 months, Madison Burnett was continuously hitting developmental milestones. Madison was talking, walking, and ...

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"If it weren’t for this program, I don’t know if I would have ever walked again. I have decided to go to school to become a physical therapist myself and hope to help kids reach their goals like Children’s Specialized Hospital helped me reach mine,”

“I have suffered from chronic pain and misdiagnosis since 2015. Originally diagnosed with a slipped bone and bulging disk, which ...

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“It was all thanks to the team of therapists at CSH who worked together to help her reach her goals.”

When 14-year-old Lieza Zeb was at basketball practice, she noticed her legs beginning to feel heavy and she was struggling to ...

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“The thought of going to a hospital as a little kid is terrifying, but everyone was so welcoming, and I made friends. It was a good sense of community,”

When Emily Case was 10 years old, she was ball of energy and turned everyday moments into a performance. One day, while putting ...

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