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George Can See, Thanks to Lurie Children's Physicians
The daughter of a blind mother and a legally blind godmother, Heather Sullivan grew up “witnessing the blind living in a sighted world,” she says.
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Fresh Air: Lurie Children’s Surgeon Helps Florida Boy Breathe on His Own
Liam’s energy and smarts delight his family because just two years earlier, he couldn’t breathe without supplemental oxygen as he faced a daunting diagnosis.
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Otolaryngology Team Helps Marshall Breathe Easier
When Marshall was about one month old, his breathing grew abnormally noisy and it would get worse when he was eating or sleeping.
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After Dog Bite, Plastic Surgeons Reconstruct Jaysen’s Ear
Jaysen was four years old when a friend’s dog lunged off a couch toward him, biting off part of his right ear. Jaysen and his family went to Lurie Children’s for treatment.
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Baby Girl Joins Twin Sister at Home after Fetal Surgeon Removes Her Life-Threatening Tumor
Jenessa was born with a teratoma tumor which is not cancerous but is fast growing and could potentially press on the baby’s airway.
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Reconstructing the ACL Helps Teen Boy Thrive in Athletics After Injury in Both Knees
Jack was a defender for his travel soccer team when he tore the anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, in his left knee.
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