Name: Dilan Age: 16 State: Allentown, PA Facility: Lehigh Valley Health Network Recently, Dilan and his friend were changing the tire on his mother’s car, when a vehicle sped around the corner and hit both of them. Dilan sustained multiple injuries and his friend died. Despite his physical and emotional pain, he is always polite, [...]
Name: Paul Age: 3 Paul was born with a genetic disorder known as GSD Type 3A. This is a Glycogen Storage Disease which causes the body to not be able to completely break down glycogen. The glycogen accumulates in the liver and/or muscle tissue. This abnormal accumulation of glycogen then causes the liver to become [...]
John is in the hospital diagnosed with pneumonia and respiratory distress causing an asthma attack. He was born a preemie here at Saint Elizabeth 4 years ago and spent 30 days in our NICU.
Jonathan is a sweet 8-year-old boy who has been receiving occupational, physical and speech therapy for over three years.
Staying in a domestic violence shelter can be a difficult adjustment for any kid; it can be downright uncomfortable for a teenage boy. Gregory has maintained his pride and dignity throughout his stay, both at the shelter and within the community.
Because of domestic violence in his home life, Shane has been moved around from place to place in the past few months. Although he has changed schools several times, he has managed to keep his grade up.
Emilio was taken into Children’s Services after he was removed from his family’s home five years ago. Neither of his parents was capable of taking care of their son; Mom had violated the terms of her case plan and Dad was in prison for drug-related issues.
Derek was born 10 years ago with Down’s Syndrome. It was a total surprise to the young family. He struggled with weight gain, developmental delays and generalized weakness, typical issues of children with Down Syndrome.
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