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February 4, 2020
Toni’s Story: My Son’s Leukemia
Our son was diagnosed with leukemia two days before his fourth birthday. In an instant, our world revolved around learning about his disease, treatments, medicine and test results. This is Toni's story.
January 24, 2020
How I Learned to Love Swimming as an Adult
In my adult years, I almost gave up on exercise but then I tried this making a few changes, including embracing the sport of swimming.
January 14, 2020
Bell Ringing for Pediatric Leukemia Remission
Bell Ringing. Those words sound so simple, yet mean so much. To most, a bell ringing sounds like nothing special, but to my family it was everything. Hosting a bell ringing meant that my son Spencer did it – he beat leukemia!
January 7, 2020
Mary’s Story: Pediatric Diabetes
My daughter, Victoria, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was four years old. We were overwhelmed, scared and in shock. From the moment we met nurse Becky in the emergency department, we have been connected to the University of Vermont Children’s Hospital.
January 3, 2020
‘Big Tiny Love’ Album Raises Funds for NICU Renovation
Elodie's parents remember their time in the NICU with gratitude for the excellent care they received. “It’s not a place you’d want to end up, but it was also a beautiful experience. Watching all of these vulnerable parents and infants made me want to do something to help.”
December 13, 2019
Charlotte’s Story: Patient- and Family-Centered Care
On my son's fifth day of life, after returning home we had a morning filled with snoozing and nursing and diaper changing and more nursing, until our lives changed forever. Read Charlotte's story.
October 15, 2019
Embracing Hope in the Face of Addiction
Kim Pratt doesn’t believe she’ll ever recover from the heartbreak of losing her 26-year-old son, Tyler Carter, to his decade-long battle with substance use disorder. But she says her “Embrace Hope” initiative helps her move forward by honoring Tyler’s memory while serving others who are affected by the opioid epidemic. Three months after Tyler’s death
September 19, 2019
The Power of Palliative Care: A Daughter’s Testimony
Within 24 hours of my 83 year-old father’s car accident, a palliative care team visited him in the ICU at UVM Medical Center. His comments, along with his Do Not Resuscitate order, triggered their visit. I did not know what palliative care, other than at the end of life, could be. I now believe it
September 13, 2019
Timna’s Story: Raising a Transgender Child
From a young age, our daughter told us in different ways that she was going to need something special to grow into the person she was destined to be. It took time for us all to develop the language we needed to understand that journey. Read Timna's story.
April 19, 2019
"The Phone Call That Changed Our Lives."
Providing education, advocacy and support of organ donation isn’t just part of my professional role, it’s part of my personal life as a wife, mom and daughter. My personal story Eleven years ago this month, just months after the birth of our first child, our family received the phone call that would not only change
April 1, 2019
“I Never Meant to Become a Heroin Addict”
We are all connected. We see it everywhere. We see that the health of our community relies on the well-being of everyone in it, and that each person’s health is connected to the health of their families. All of this is another way of saying that we have to be here for each other. That
February 8, 2019
Eight-Year Old Cancer Survivor Urges Giving to Help "Other Kids Like Me"
Eleanor Wallace-Broduer, 8, a third grade student at Grand Isle Elementary and Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Champion for Vermont, raises money for the UVM Children’s Hospital.