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Patient Family Advisors
At Phoenix Children’s, we rely on Patient Family Advisors to provide feedback that shapes how we care for patients and families. This page outlines several ways to serve as a Patient Family Advisor. APPLY TO BE AN ADVISOR
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Jordan & Joshua's Story
… for Cancer and Blood Disorders Beating All Odds Hereditary Complications You would never know from their animated personalities and infectious smiles … only look, act and sound alike, including finishing each other’s sentences, they were also both diagnosed as babies …
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Katherine’s journey to seizure freedom
… Katherine’s journey to seizure freedom Blog Barrow … school nurse and the physical education teacher informing them that she had yet another seizure became a frequent … was a little skeptical. “I thought my epilepsy may come back,” recalled Katherine. But she remained determined …
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How ECMO helped Kate survive and thrive
… Care Unit (PICU) In April 2015, Carolyn and John welcomed their fourth child, Kate, into the world. Although Kate was …
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Donate Life Month: A perfusionist’s perspective
… Transplant Phoenix Children’s Center for Heart Care There are very few things in life more rewarding, yet often … takes a village” couldn’t be more appropriate than when it comes to organ transplants. A heart transplant team consists …
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A journey from NICU parent to critical care nurse leader
… Blog NICU Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) This will be the first holiday season where Katie Penson, MBA, RN, … The addition of Katie to the Phoenix Children’s family comes during a time of immense growth for the health care …
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Anyone can have a stroke – Yes, even kids!
… Barrow Neurologic Institute at Phoenix Children’s is a comprehensive stroke center treating stroke in children and infants in Arizona and the southwest region. Many people are surprised to learn … most realize this only after a stroke happens to their child or a child in their family. About 6 out of …
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Taking a “reading” on reading problems
… “un livre.” In Spanish, “el libro.” In Japanese, a “hon.” These are different words from different cultures for the … Although early readers may confuse the letter/sound combinations of “b” and “d” or may read “was” as “saw,” …
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Bedwetting
… toilet train between 2-4 years old. However, it’s common for some children to have episodic nighttime accidents until they are 6 or 7. In fact, bedwetting occurs in 15% of …
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Giving back to honor her son’s life: Dominic’s story
… with our pediatrician,” Samantha says. “We were always at the doctor, always trying different formulas or other things to help Dominic gain weight.” When Dominic was … holding his breath and turning blue. Sometimes, he would become unresponsive. Then one day, daycare called and said …