Hospitals and pediatric care facilities throughout the entire country participate in this program by nominating one child every month for the entire year. The nominee is then recognized as the Kids Wish Network “Hero of the Month” for the facility. Hospitals, abuse shelters, homeless shelters and other specialized pediatric facilities nationwide tout this program for its ability to positively impact the lives of children and their caregivers.
If you know of a pediatric facility that would benefit from the Hero of the Month program, please have them contact us.
Please Note: Some names have been changed to protect the identities of certain children.
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“WOW!!!!!!!!!! I just opened Jacob’s presents from Kids Wish Network. What a wonderful surprise, everyone here is singing you praises. Thank you again for including Rocking Horse Rehab is your program.”
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Jaclyn
Age: 3
Jaclyn, born a 24 week preemie, has Cerebral Palsy and sustained paralysis of the vocal cord after being incubated multiple times during the first few weeks of her life.
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Julianna
Age: 12
Julianna is a ten-year old admitted for a gunshot wound to the left, upper part of her chest. She was riding horses with her mom and other family members on a horse trail when all of a sudden she, her mom.
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Tyler
Age: 9
Tyler is a nine-year old boy who was involved in a four-wheeler accident. As he was riding, debris – a metal ring – was thrown from under the four-wheeler and nearly amputated his foot.
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Latrice
Age: 13
Latrice is a 13-year old diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury. She currently lives at Easter Seals Children’s Rehabilitation Center after spending over five months in the hospital.
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Daniel
Age: 17
Daniel fell 20 feet from a ladder while working at his church, hitting his head on a ceramic tile floor. He suffered a Brain Injury, broken arm, and fractured ribs.
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Briana
Age: 3
Briana is a 3 year old girl who was recently admitted to University Hospital’s Janey Briscoe Children’s Center due to severe burns to her face, hands and legs as a result of a car fire.
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Miguel
Age:6
Raw, red and bloody is the best way to describe the symptoms Miguel Cabrera encountered during his stay in the hospital. He was admitted to the hospital for what they thought was a case of Kawasaki’s disease.
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Davin
Age: 17
Davin was accidently shot in the face at close range. He endured multiple surgeries to fuse his spine and to repair his jaw as well as intensive rehab to prevent contractures.
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Victor
Age:6
Victor was admitted to the hospital over the Thanksgiving holiday. He was on an ATV with his cousin when they got into an ATV accident. Victor’s cousin was killed.
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William
Age: 3
Willy is a three year old burn/scald survivor who sustained burns to 73% of his body in August 2009. Since his injury, he has had multiple surgeries for skin grafting and endured extensive rehab.
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Kaylee
Age:7
Kaylee and her 9 year old sister were spending the day with Grandma. They were driving down Hwy 5 when their vehicle was side swiped by an oncoming 14 wheeler.
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Amber
Age: 14
As her uncle watched Amber cross the street to go to school, she was hit and run over by a SUV. She was airlifted to a children’s hospital and then transferred to California Hospital Medical Center.
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David
Age: 14
David is a 14 year old boy that is a true Hero. He saved his family in an attempt to put out a house fire. In doing so, David received serious burns to over 30% of his body.
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Micah
Age: 4
Micah was admitted to the hospital for a routine adenoidectomy and tonsillectomy. Within one week after the surgery, he developed a severe fever, anorexia, dehydration and pneumonia.
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Catheryn
Age: 7
Catheryn was admitted to the hospital in December with severe pneumonia. She was unable to respond to antibiotics while at home and was admitted with a high fever and chest pains.
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Desteny
Age: 7
Desteny was the typical 7 year old kid, running, playing and swimming. One day, she started to feel pain and numbness in her legs. Desteny’s mom took her to the doctor where she was then admitted to the hospital.
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Elijah
Age: 12
Elijah came into WVU Children’s Hospital with very high recurrent fevers of unknown origin. As it turns out, he has a severe fungal infection in both of his eyes.
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Franky
Age: 8
Franky is incredibly courageous and has a very bright spirit. Recently, Franky experienced a very terrifying domestic violence situation in his home.
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Garrett
Age: 7
Garrett has demonstrated heroic characteristics by overcoming great medical obstacles. He as admitted to the PICU last March for severe pneumonia and septic shock and was placed on ECMO.
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Jesse
Age: 8
Jesse is an 8 year old boy who was admitted to the PICU for pneumonia and Influenza A. For days upon admission, he was very brave as he experienced many medical procedures and tests.
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