2023
September
18,
2023
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10:14 AM
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Note: This story was featured on Good Morning America. View it here.By Heather DugeValerie Shorten, BSN, RN, and her son, Marquis Shorten, are no strangers to overcoming obstacles. Each one has led them to where they are today.Marquis faced a …
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2020
November
16,
2020
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14:21 PM
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When David Donahue, M.D., made a visit to Texas in 1996 to explore the opportunity to join Cook Children’s medical staff, he never expected he’d end up calling Fort Worth home. Having made several moves in as many years, he and his wife …
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2019
September
06,
2019
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10:44 AM
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By Ashley Parrott
Christian Englert was born with genetic hand tremors, like many of his family members. The tremors were never an issue, especially when he was drumming or doing school work … until he turned 15 when they helped diagnose a …
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June
27,
2019
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09:54 AM
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Ryan Conder warms up his right arm and fires off a pitch. Whether it’s a strike or not, doesn’t matter. The miracle’s already occurred.
Ryan, 10 years old, wondered if he would ever get the chance to play the game he loves so …
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June
11,
2019
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09:53 AM
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In hindsight, as they watch their little 5-year-old boy playing with his beloved toy trucks and all things wheels, the parents of Owen Turner rest easy they made the right decision.
But nine months ago, that choice was anything but …
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March
01,
2019
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11:28 AM
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Today, Owen Turner struggles to pick up a Cheerio or throw a football with his right hand.
But other than that it would be hard to notice a difference in him and any other 5-year-old boy after becoming the first child at Cook Children's …
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2017
October
23,
2017
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16:10 PM
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Richard Roberts, M.D., a Cook Children's neurosurgeon, didn't always know that he wanted to go into medicine. In fact, he majored in philosophy and worked as a mechanic, a contractor and a roofer before finding his true calling as a brain …
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2016
November
22,
2016
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00:00 AM
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On Monday, Nov. 30, 2015, Cook Children’s marked an important milestone in its quest to improve the quality of life for children struggling with debilitating movement disorders. Doctors performed the hundredth deep brain stimulation (DBS) …
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March
30,
2016
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14:54 PM
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Several moments throughout his life, led John Honeycutt, M.D., to becoming the chief neurosurgeon at Cook Children’s in Fort Worth, Texas. But none really shaped the doctor he is like the birth of his children.
“People told me …
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2014
December
24,
2014
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09:00 AM
America/Chicago
Imagine you are a healthy, 16-year old boy and then in less than a week everything changes. That's what happened to Tyler Rouse. Over three days, a staph infection changed everything for Tyler. He became paralyzed, required an operation from …
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