At age 7, Anthony began to show signs of needing heart repair again. This time, though, the remedy was much less invasive. Children’s had just become one of the first pediatric hospitals in the country and the first in Texas to be approved to implant the Melody Valve® in a child. What made the Melody [...]
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Cardiology, Giving, Patient Features
Rhythm of the Heart: Part 1
Somewhere in Marshall, Texas, a 10-year-old boy named Anthony Herman is tapping out a rhythm on his shoes with sticks he picked up from the forested area surrounding his home. And somewhere inside of Anthony’s chest is a heart that is beating to a different, syncopated rhythm. However, neither the beat on Anthony’s shoes or [...]
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Foster Care Clinic, Giving, Outreach
Helping ‘Nana’ care for children in Foster Care
Wherever Bernice Jackson goes, there is sure to be a trail of children following “Nana.” Two of the children are mute. One is blind. Others have different disabilities. Some are black. Some are white. And some are Latino. “We have the full rainbow of children,” Bernice says. “And we love them all the same.” When [...]
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Cancer and Blood Disorders, Events, Giving
Going Bald to Support Childhood Cancer
In two days, 90 people will gather in Dallas and shave their heads. One of those people will be Jaimie Morrison, lead event organizer for Trinity Hall’s 10th Annual St. Baldrick’s Day. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation is a childhood cancer charity that funds research and has granted nearly $500,000 in funds to UT Southwestern for [...]
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Save 15% at the Children’s Corner Gift Shop
If you haven’t visited the Children’s Corner gift shop, now is the time. Come to our new location next to Seacrest Studios on the lower lobby level of Tower D, and use this 15% off coupon through Friday, March 1, to treat yourself or someone you know to a special gift while helping the patients at Children’s. [...]
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FairLease VP comes full circle with Children’s
One of the benefits of being a 100-year-old pediatric hospital is seeing entire lifetimes result from the care and expertise of your medical team. A great example of a lifetime saved at Children’s is Chris Lederer. When he was only one month old, Chris became a patient at Children’s. He was born with a bicuspid [...]
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Dirk visits Children’s
WFAA Ch. 8 shares footage of Dallas Mavericks’ Dirk Nowitzki lifting spirits during his recent visit with patients at Children’s Medical Center Dallas.
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