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Leap of Faith - PCD Foundation Helps Family Find Answers at Lurie Children’s

“The minute Faith was placed in our hands, I knew she was pretty sick,” Linda Wood says. Still, that did not deter her family from adopting Faith from an orphanage in China. 

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Sailing to Recovery – Lily’s Journey with Lapidus Bunionectomy

Lily was having trouble walking long distances. Looking closely, her parents noticed what looked like bunions on her feet. 

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Level Up! Lurie Children’s Nurse Donates Portable Gaming Device for Patients

Gamer by day, nurse by night. Justin Molina, RN, Inpatient 21, has two passions – video games and nursing.

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After Treatment for BPS, Leonie and Her Family are Breathing Easier

At just 28 weeks, Libby had an uneasy feeling about her pregnancy with her daughter, Leonie. She felt her stomach was measuring much larger than it should be.

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Hope in Midst of Tragedy for a Little Girl with a Rare Cancer

Fionah was diagnosed with myoepithelial carcinoma, an extremely rare disease in the pediatric population. Her family brought her to Lurie Children's for treatment.

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Cleft Lip on the Neck? Lurie Children’s Surgeon Corrects Girl’s Rare Condition

Shiloh was born with a small hole in the middle of her neck, otherwise known as the rare condition congenital midline cervical cleft, or CMCC.

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