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Courtney's Promise

Courtney Phinney will spend the rest of her life making good on a promise – a promise she credits for ...

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Complex Medical History Brings Young Scoliosis Patient 400 Miles to St. Louis

Madison Miller is creative. She makes YouTube videos, loves makeup and designs art at her home in Udall, Kansas. ...

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Clare's Victory Dance

Imagine yourself trying to maintain a straight-A average in school, practice competitive tap, jazz, and modern dance for twenty hours ...

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Clara's Story

It was just after Clara Dawson’s first birthday when her family noticed something different about her little legs. One leg ...

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Cassidy's Perfect Pencils

10-year-old Cassidy McPartland’s smile lights up a room. And it’s that smile and sweet demeanor that has helped make her ...

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Cancer Should Never Interrupt a Future Leader - Tomiyah Bell

When Tomiyah Bell was 19 and a freshman at Southern Illinois University – Carbondale, something odd happened. She was giving ...

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Bryn's Story

When parents talk about their child’s transplant, they’ll use words like “miracle,” “answered prayer,” or “life changing.” But when it ...

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Breathing a Sigh of Relief: Baby Grace's Story

Baby Grace is one-year-old this week. With the twinkly blue eyes and eager smile of a giddy party hostess, she ...

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Breathing Easier: Child is First to Receive Breathing Pacemaker

Seven-year-old Phoenix Weaver is breathing easier these days. A car accident two years ago in her home town of Nixa ...