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2022
October
19,
2022
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14:44 PM
America/Chicago
North Texas may be the home base for Cook Children’s Medical Center, but the hospital’s reach stretches far beyond its eight-county service area, thanks in large part to Cook Children’s Teddy Bear Transport. This year marks 40 years of Teddy Bear …
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May
19,
2022
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15:20 PM
America/Chicago
Wednesday marks National Emergency Medical Services for Children Day, which is a great time to spotlight one of the largest medical transport programs in the nation.By Eline deBruijn WigginsFor nearly 40 years, Teddy Bear Transport has extended the …
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2020
November
24,
2020
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13:46 PM
America/Chicago
Natalie Torrez was a healthy, 4-year-old girl. She loved junk food and playing with her siblings. Her mother, Alyssa Salazar, says that all of that changed overnight.“It started as a normal sickness. It was a fever, she looked pale and she was …
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2017
October
16,
2017
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13:55 PM
America/Chicago
Captain America runs to the young boy in trouble. Our hero hands the boy his shield. He boy smiles and then Captain America jumps in his jet and flies the boy to safety.
“And then he had the audacity to tell me his favorite superhero was …
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January
11,
2017
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14:24 PM
America/Chicago
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) predicts the 1.9 million drones sold in 2016 may grow to 4.3 million by 2020. But with the surge in popularity there seems to be a lack of education about where and when drones are ok to be …
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2016
December
20,
2016
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20:51 PM
America/Chicago
The visits from Santa Claus and a gift of a teddy bear served as reminders of Christmas. But it wasn’t until they walked out of Cook Children’s with their healthy baby in tow that it hit the Gutierrez family that they had spent the …
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March
04,
2016
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14:38 PM
America/Chicago
Ethan Rosell is an active and ornery 2 year old. Like many boys his age, he loves every mode of transportation around. He loves trucks and airplanes. He even loves golf carts. His first time in a vehicle, though, is one his parents will …
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2014
December
25,
2014
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09:04 AM
America/Chicago
Crystal Schober blogs for us today, telling us the remarkable story of Graysen, her little boy. She has a lot to celebrate this holiday season as her little boy turns 10 years old.
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