Izzy F.
Age: 12 Years | Autism
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Matthew’s Journey
Matthew was only 11 months old when his Mom noticed his skull hadn’t formed completely around his left eye. Allowing a big crack from the corner of his eye to his temporal area of his head to be very soft. After a referral to Dr. Kosnik from his PCP, Matthew was quickly scheduled for surgery. […]
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How Nationwide Children’s Hospital saved our daughter’s life.
I was 28 weeks pregnant when I went for a routine checkup with my OB. While at that appointment I was diagnosed with pre-eclampsia and sent over to Doctor’s Hospital for monitoring. After 7 hours of monitoring they let myself and my husband know that I would be admitted and staying in the hospital until […]
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Mighty Mason
In January of 2014, Mason (3), was recovering from the stomach flu. It wasn’t until our efforts to treat dehydration symptoms were unsuccessful that we became concerned. A trip to his pediatrician lead to an EEG which landed us in the Neurology department at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. At this time, Mason was diagnosed with Partial […]
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Monroe: Small But Mighty
20 weeks into the pregnancy we knew something was different. Monroe’s body was growing normally except for her head. She was born full term, Easter Sunday of 2015, but her head size was about 6 weeks behind. She seemed perfect to us and the doctors let us leave after 2 days…like normal. We immediately started […]
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Gabe’s Story
When Gabe was just two years old, he was diagnosed with an Ependymoma, a type of brain tumor. He and his parents left their home in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma to seek care at both St. Louis Children’s Hospital and MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. After completing treatments at MD Anderson Cancer Center, they […]
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Gaige’s Story
Stopping Gaige’s Seizures If he stayed up late, Gaige had a seizure. When he got too excited about an upcoming family event, the arrival of Christmas or his birthday, he had a seizure. If he exerted himself while playing basketball, he had a seizure. When the seizures started at 3 years old, Gaige had a […]
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Stormy’s Story
It is hard to believe how quickly life can change. One day everything was fine and the next day Stormy was involved in a horrible car accident which completely changed her life. She spent about six weeks at another hospital before she was transferred to Nationwide Children’s Hospital. After a brief time in Nationwide Children’s Intensive […]
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Blake’s Journey
Aric and Megan Mompher struggled to start a family for three years before daughter Ava, now 6, was born. Maci, age 4, followed just a few years later. So when the couple found out they were expecting another child, this time a boy, they were thrilled. Their hearts sank at a regular check-up when they […]
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Battle On Baby Boy!
On August 5, 2015, I took Nathan to the pediatrician because he had slept for 16 out of 18 hours. He was so lethargic, I couldn’t wake him to eat. When we saw our pediatrician and she thought we were crazy until she measured his head size. She recommended I have my husband meet me […]
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