2019
September
04,
2019
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14:21 PM
America/Chicago
By Daron Aldridge
For Heather Giattini, RN, Cook Children’s holds a special place in her heart. Less than two years ago her two-and-a-half year son, Brooks, had his first open-heart surgery to address his aortic stenosis (a narrowing of the he...
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February
28,
2019
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11:39 AM
America/Chicago
When Amy Suson began her journey with Cook Children’s Cardiology program more than 30 years ago, she never expected her baby daughter, Madilyn, would someday join her on a similar path.
Amy was born with hypoplastic right ventricle, severe tricusp...
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2018
March
05,
2018
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15:49 PM
America/Chicago
Cook Children's 3D aPPROaCH Lab
The new three-dimensional lab for the planning and printing of congenital heart disease (3D aPPROaCH Lab) uses advanced technology to support pre-surgical planning and family education for patients with complex hear...
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February
27,
2018
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15:50 PM
America/Chicago
By Kelly Wooley
When Patti Wilson was pregnant with her daughter Melanie in 1980, health care and technology looked a whole lot different than it does today.
Routine sonograms did not exist and there was no way for expectant mothers to know whe...
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February
02,
2018
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10:00 AM
America/Chicago
Ashleigh Wilford can’t help herself. She bursts into tears every 15 minutes or so. She’s not crying tears of sadness. She’s crying tears of joy and an overabundance of the memories how far her little boy has come since her son's heart surgery two yea...
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2017
March
07,
2017
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10:11 AM
America/Chicago
Nick Albus moves fast.
After all, not even two heart surgeries can slow down the Kansas State, and Arlington Martin grad, sprinter down.
Albus, 20 years old and a sophomore, underwent his first surgery at Cook Children’s when he was only 3 days...
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2016
May
12,
2016
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09:44 AM
America/Chicago
The three nurses looked at each other at a loss on how they could help the baby girl crying on the echocardiography table.
Little Charlotte Friessen, 7 months old, arrived at Cook Children’s only 30 minutes prior and was rushed to the Cardiac Inte...
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2015
February
13,
2015
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11:02 AM
America/Chicago
Liam Kaye Vongpradith’s short life ended too soon due to multiple health complications.
Liam lived from March 25 to Nov. 1, 2013, and spent much of his brief life at Cook Children’s with critical issues ranging from an operation to repair his inte...
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