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11 things you didn’t know about child life specialists

March 1, 2021 CHOC Leave a comment
In honor of Child Life Month, here are eleven things you may not know about child life specialists at CHOC.
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Clinical Programs & Services, Stories

Window falls and children: Lauren’s story

December 29, 2020 CHOC Leave a comment
The no. 1 reason for children suffering from a window fall is furniture placed below – and that is exactly what happened with Lauren.
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Geni at CHOC with a pet therapy dog
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Navigating an epilepsy diagnosis and surgery: Geni’s story

November 30, 2020 CHOC Leave a comment
Life was typical for Geni before she was diagnosed with epilepsy at age 14. After medications failed, she underwent epilepsy surgery.
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Wired for hope

September 28, 2020 CHOC Leave a comment
In a first for CHOC, a multidisciplinary team performs deep brain stimulation on 16-year-old to treat her debilitating movement disorder.
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How telehealth physical therapy helped a CHOC patient take his first steps

September 24, 2020 CHOC Leave a comment
Shiloh, a CHOC patient since birth, needed physical therapy. When COVID hit, those sessions went online - and helped him take his first steps.
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