Patient Stories, News, Announcements and more from Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida.
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Bead-azzled!
Tayler's journey began in 2008 with a brain tumor at age 4 in Colorado. Surgery, chemotherapy and radiation overpowered the despicable disease.
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Developing a NICU Family
Lauren vowed this time would be different than when her first two children came prematurely. Lauren did everything suggested to her times 10 over but at 29 weeks gestation she felt her water leaking and at 30 weeks Lucas was born.
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Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital Supports Community with Food Market
The convenient food market offers fresh produce, frozen meats, canned and dry goods, and condiments at no cost and serves about 100 community members a week.
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Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: Julian's Story
A CDH diagnosis brought uncertainty, but seven years later, the outlook is sunny.
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Johns Hopkins All Childrens Researchers Receive Florida Grants for Cancer Inquiries
Johns Hopkins All Children's researchers Ranjan Perera, Ph.D., and Masanobu Komatsu, Ph.D., each recently received grants from the Florida Department of Health Bankhead-Coley Cancer Research Program. Each grant provides about $600,000 over three years to support "Discovery Science."
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Traumatic Brain Injury: Tammy’s Story
The world of 15-year-old Tammy and her family was upended in November 2023 when she stepped off a bus and was hit by a trolley. She was thrown several feet, sustained many broken bones, a collapsed lung, lost teeth, traumatic brain injury and more. Quick surgical procedures stabilized Tammy and she has been making steady progress ever since.
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Johns Hopkins All Childrens Celebrates 2024 Residency Graduation
Congratulations to the 2024 graduating class from the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Pediatric Residency program, the eighth class to complete residency training since the program began in 2014.
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Cassandra Josephson Receives Endowed Chair at Johns Hopkins All Children's
The endowment is funded by the Hawkins Family Foundation, which continues the philanthropic legacy of Dwayne Hawkins, the late founder and CEO of Crown Automotive Group and winner of the 2019 William S. “Bill” Belcher Award, the highest honor given by Johns Hopkins All Children’s Foundation.
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Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy for Spastic Diplegia: Landon’s Story
Landon was about a year old when he was diagnosed with spastic diplegia cerebral palsy, a condition that affects movement and muscle tone in the lower limbs. When his progress with physical therapies had plateaued, his family pursued treatment for him at the Spasticity Clinic at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, a clinic designed to evaluate children for possible medical and surgical options.
