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ECMO Survivors - Chelsea's Story
Chelsea was on ECMO for 30 days, which is the longest amount of time anyone is allowed to be on the machine.
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ECMO Survivors - Drew's Story
When Drew was two months old, he was admitted to Lurie Children’s with respiratory distress and bilateral pleural effusions. ECMO was Drew’s only shot at survival.
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Offering Hope and Support to Other Transgender Kids
Daniel writes about growing up transgender and the PBS documentary Growing Up Trans.
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Growing Up Trans: A Parent’s Perspective
One family shares their experience about being featured in the FRONTLINE documentary, Growing Up Trans.
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“I Wanted to Help People Understand What It’s Like to Be Trans.”
One teenage boy opens up about his experience with the hope that he can help people understand what it's like to be trans.
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