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leg braces as a child

A Girl Called Squeak: Leg Braces

As a young child, I had this odd compulsion; to be able to sneak up on my...
7 years 2 weeks BY RUTH RODGERS
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autism mystery diagnosis

An Autism Mystery

This article is about our experience and the possible reason there is such...
8 years 2 months BY E. SUTHERLAND
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Kawasaki's disease rare pediatric illness

Kawasaki: Our Encounter with a Rare Pediatric Illness

Because our son Louis’s condition was undiagnosed the first time he went...
8 years 5 months BY JOHN GARVEY
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The Only Patient in the Hospital

The Only Patient in the Hospital

Just another day.
8 years 5 months BY S. DANIEL
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Altitude Sickness

Altitude Sickness

“Oh, God, make it stop,” I prayed. “This is supposed to be a vacation!”
8 years 10 months Stephanie Allen Crist
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Unbreakable Spirit: Osteogenesis Imperfecta

Unbreakable Spirit

My bones break like fresh saltine crackers.
9 years 2 months BY MARY ENCINIAS
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Convenient Care

Convenient Care

For once, I wanted a doctor to see him as a “typical” kid.
9 years 2 months BY TYANN SHELDON
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complex regional pain syndrome

Surviving Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

It's hard to watch your child suffer.
9 years 6 months Erica Lebrun lives
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Retinoblastoma survivor guilt

Retinoblastoma: Survivor Guilt

I wish every story had a happy ending.
9 years 11 months BY HOPE N.
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mother and son hydrocephalus

Mother and Son: A Hydrocephalus Journey

This isn’t just my struggle as a mother but this is his struggle.
10 years 1 month BY KAYLA McCLURE
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