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… While on vacation in Northern Utah, 12-year-old Ashley came down with a sinus infection. She had a long history of … one a month since she was born. However, this particular one took a turn for the worse. Flu-like symptoms began, … she knew she was in her bedroom, she did not remember coming home. She got out of bed find her mom, but was too …

… Research Fetal Care Lessons Learned from Baby’s Malformed Heart May Help Heal Others in the Future Before his … as an acronym for his full name – was diagnosed with such complex heart deformities that providers didn’t expect him … a loving family.   After his death, Mac’s parents, Chanela and Vince, donated his heart, brain and placenta to …

… How ECMO helped Kate survive and thrive Blog Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Feeding Tube Rehabilitation … Care Unit (PICU) In April 2015, Carolyn and John welcomed their fourth child, Kate, into the world. Although … Strange symptoms All seemed to be going well until 10 days later, when Kate’s health took a strange turn. Carolyn and …

… Fetal Care Center Fetal Care Adalynn was born with complex medical needs that increased her risk for developmental delays. But every day, the now 2-year-old embraces life – …

… Despite a brain aneurysm, brain tumor and epilepsy, Kylah’s crushing it Patient Stories Kylah, 11, has faced major … attitude and a whole lot of moxie. “Kylah is such an overcomer,” said the sixth-grader’s mother, Meghan. “All of her …

… Fetal Care Center Prematurity Fetal Care Before becoming a mother, if someone had told Charmaine she would give birth to a premature … (NICU) for nearly a year – and then come home with a ventilator and a G-tube – she would have told them she wasn’t …

… Kayla is full of heart, despite hypoplastic left heart syndrome Blog Heart Month Hypoplastic left heart syndrome Phoenix … every night,” she shared. When Kayla finally was able to come home, her parents were relieved but also scared. The …

… Rachel listens to her baby girl’s heartbeat – a treasured memory of her firstborn. Emerson, diagnosed in the womb with a complex congenital heart defect, survived for just over two … the family received devastating news two weeks later. While Oaklyn was developing normally, Emerson was …

… families – and we are grateful to have incredible staff members that live out this mission each and every day. Here, … what being a nurse truly means for them. These nurses may come from a variety of backgrounds and experiences, but they … a total of 29 years. Phoenix Children’s is a very special place; it’s where I started my pediatric nursing career in …

… gun on herself. When police discovered the pair 13 hours later, she was still alive ... her mother had died … of her head and exited the other, and the child was in a coma. "It was serious enough that in most cases we would … go,'" the neurosurgeon said. Even if she lived, the outcome looked bleak. "We were not sure whether she would live or …