2010 Promise Stories
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A Breath of Life: Chandler's Story
Chandler Bordeaux had an emergency tracheostomy as an infant, and over three years, received highly specialized care from the medical and surgical experts at the N.C. Children's Airway Center, part of N.C. Children's Hospital. Chandler's parents, Landon and Shelly, share the family's story of hope and healing.
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A Miracle in the Making: Trilon's Story
Trilon Estes has severe esophageal atresia. He was transferred from WakeMed Raleigh to N.C. Children's Hospital's Newborn Critical Care Center shortly after he was born. He will have months of highly specialized surgical and neonatal care to make him well enough to go home with his parents, Marlon and Tricia. |
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Teen Looks to the Sky for the Strength to Fight Rare Cancer
Three in a million. That's the chances of being diagnosed with a cancer called Ewing Sarcoma. But one trip to the hospital's helipad always helps teenage N.C. Children's Hospital patient, Graham Henry, gain some strength to fight the rare disease. |
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One-Year-Old Gets New Heart
It's not uncommon for the sickest of N.C. Children's Hospital patients to celebrate life's big milestones, like birthdays, in a hospital bed. But Samiya Hicks got perhaps the greatest birthday gift of all when, just days after her first birthday, after months of waiting in the PICU, she got the heart transplant she needed. |
2009 Promise Stories
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A Blessing to Many: Erick's Story
Erick Gomez was born with prune belly syndrome, a rare birth defect affecting about 1 in 40,000 births. He spent the first four month of his life in N.C. Children's Hospital's Newborn Critical Care Center and is often in the hospital as a result of his condition, but he and his mother, Alma, are an inspiration to all who meet them. |
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Military Family Sent to N.C. so Daughter Would Get Best Care
When it came time for the Torrain family to be transferred to a new military base last year, the Army picked Fort Bragg because of the health care opportunities available at N.C. Children's Hospital for their daughter, Jasmine, who suffers from cystic fibrosis. |
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Boy Shares Birthday Gifts with Fellow Cancer Patients
Jonah Parker is not your average kid. The 7-year-old was diagnosed with Burkitt's lymphoma this summer, and treatments meant delaying his birthday party. When he finally got to celebrate, he asked for lots of gifts, but not for himself. He donated them all to the Children's Hospital.
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Young Boy Fights Heart Issues from First Days of Life
Dawhon Hopkins was born with a congenital heart defect and had his first heart surgery at N.C. Children's Hospital when he was just one day old. He had a second surgery at the Children's Hospital at age 1 and has since made improvements beyond expectations |