Giving Thanks … For Everything
November 25, 2015 by Chaplain David Pascoe in category Be InspiredIt’s the season to ask ourselves what we are thankful for, isn’t it? Many of us count the blessings in our lives – good health, a secure job, kids and grandkids doing OK. We’re used to giving thanks for the things that go well in our lives. I met some people recently whose stories challenge […]
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Life with Type 1 Diabetes: Patients Celebrate their 10-Year Journey
November 20, 2015 by Primary Children's Hospital in category Be InspiredLast week, 21 patients and their families gathered together to celebrate an important milestone–their 10 year anniversary of living with Type 1 Diabetes. In Type 1 Diabetes Mellitis, formerly called Juvenile-Onset Diabetes, the pancreas does not make insulin. This means the body cannot use glucose as a source of fuel. It is a chronic disease that must be […]
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Groundbreaking Research Studying Cancer in Elephants Spurs New Funding for Childhood Cancer
October 9, 2015 by Primary Children's Hospital in category Be InspiredDr. Joshua Schiffman and the team from Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital, the University of Utah -Department of Pediatrics, and Huntsman Cancer Institute are studying why there is such a low rate of cancer in elephants, what makes this cancer resistance possible, and how this may correlate to new treatments for pediatric cancers. Working with Utah’s […]
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November 5, 2014 by Mark Fluchel, MD in category Be InspiredAs a pediatric oncologist, every patient I treat has a potentially life threatening illness. Although we have a long way to go before we can cure all childhood cancer, pediatric oncology has enjoyed some of the most dramatic improvements in all of medicine over the last 50 years. For many previously incurable diseases, we now […]
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March 9, 2014 by Patient Stories in category Be InspiredBy Ashley Earp I vividly remember the night I was rushed to Primary Children’s Hospital. I was 15 years old, completely healthy and very active up until then, and my world was about to turn upside down. I was admitted to the hospital, where doctors worked to determine what was causing the most intolerable, […]
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