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Kaylea's Story Patient Stories Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children’s Traumatic Brain Injury An Unthinkable Tragedy Family Tragedy When Kaylea was 6 years old, her mother, depressed and financially desperate, shot her in the head and then …

Katy & Micki's Story Patient Stories Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children’s Neurocritical Care A Heartbreaking Past Adopting Twins Something was terribly wrong with 4-year-old Katy. Fever and nausea aside, this was more than a simple case of …

Brittany's Story Patient Stories Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children’s Hydrocephalus Always Wear a Helmet Preventing Head Injuries Brittany's best friend was hit by a car while riding her bike without a helmet. She survived the accident, but …

Claire's Story Patient Stories Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children’s Tuberous Sclerosis A Rough Start A Rare Neurological Disorder At 5 weeks old, Claire started having seizures. After a visit with a local neurologist that included many …

Ashley's Story Patient Stories Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children’s HSV-1 A Serious Misdiagnosis Corrected at Phoenix Children’s Not Your Typical Sinus Infection While on vacation in Northern Utah, 12-year-old Ashley came down with a sinus …

Mia's Story Patient Stories From Tragedy to Twist of Fate A Family Trip to the Lake Mia, Will, her mom Angela, her younger sister Anisa, and Ronnie, a family friend, were the first people on the lake that morning. In a split second, the float tube inside …

Ellie's Story Patient Stories Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children’s Brain Tumor Brain Tumor The Headaches Begin During the summer of 2012, Ellie, a healthy 10-year-old girl began complaining of mild headaches. Her mother was not concerned …

Makenzie's Story Patient Stories Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children’s Traumatic Brain Injury Learning to Cope A Scary Diagnosis Just before Makenzie turned 7 years old, she was diagnosed with a brain tumor. At first her parents, Terri and …

Tom's Story Patient Stories Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children’s Brain Tumor Risky Surgery; Phenomenal Result Worse Than They Expected The volleyball sailed toward him, and though it was well within his reach, Tom couldn't keep it in the …

Zeta's Story Patient Stories Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children’s CHARGE Syndrome Complications Before Birth A Sad Day On the day the prenatal ultrasound showed the sex of their third child, Zeta's family also found out about some health …