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Learning to Manage Diabetes: Emma’s Story

"I am glad I came here because I got to meet amazing staff and other girls with Type 1 Diabetes my age, which is something I really needed.”
Emma Soto-Ortega will never forget February 12, 2016. It was the day she received the life-changing news that she was diagnosed ...
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Abigail’s Journey with Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome

“We’re very thankful and grateful for the program and for everyone who helped us get our child back. I’d recommend the Chronic Pain Management Program to anyone.”
When Abigail Gomez was around 12 years old, she started feeling a new pain in her body. The pain kept increasing and developed ...
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From Burn Victim to Motivational Speaker

“I make these burns look good.”
It was an ordinary evening at home, on May 12, 2021, when eight-year-old Alivia Miller returned home. A candle burned in the ...
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Nyla’s Journey with Lissencephaly

“We are beyond pleased with the services and staff at Children’s Specialized Hospital,” said Nyla’s parents. “All of her therapist and doctors work together to create a plan that works for our daughter. The therapists have been a backbone for our family.”
When Nyla was only two days old, she was diagnosed with Lissencephaly, a rare condition that affects only 1 in 100,000 babies. ...
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Local 84-year-old Woman is Back to Zumba after Hip Surgery

“I wasn’t going to let this injury stop me. You have to say to yourself, ‘This is what I’m going to do.’ And then do it. I haven’t stopped yet!”
Nancy Jones is an active 84-year-old, North Plainfield woman who loves to swim, walk, dance, and even take Zumba classes at her ...
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Kaitlin’s Kidney Transplant Journey

We had the most wonderful experience with all of the doctors and nurses at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, especially Dr. Roberti, transplant surgeons Dr. Geffner and Dr. Sun, and Dr. Roberti’s wonderful nurses Josie and Nancy.
In January 2019, when Kaitlin was just 10-years-old, her family learned she inherited a rare genetic mutation from her dad, Ken ...
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Anna & Cooper: A Magical NICU Friendship

We think it’s a little bit of NICU Magic that these two have found such a beautiful friendship and we hope it lasts forever!
Anna was born in April of 2018 at 35-weeks gestation. She spent her first 9 days in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at ...
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Learning New Skills: Jaxson’s Autism Diagnosis Journey

We started looking into therapy services and discovered Children’s Specialized Hospital, and I’m so glad we did.
On April 10, 2019, Candice Theinert welcomed her first child, Jaxson. Jaxson was an adorable and happy baby. It wasn’t until his ...
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Faces of Breast Cancer: Grace and Gladys

Sisters, Nurses, Breast Cancer Survivors
Identical twins Gladys and Grace have more in common than being nurses. Both are breast cancer survivors; Grace for 13 years and ...
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