Great Stories of Smiles from Around the World
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Prenatal counseling’s effect on rates of neonatal intensive care admission for feeding problems cleft lip/palate infants.
Dr. Muzaffar has a new publication in Missouri Medicine: Prenatal counseling’s effect on rates of neonatal intensive care admission for feeding problems cleft lip/palate infants.
posted by Charlie TriplettThursday, March 10, 2011
Blyth family thrilled by baby's progress
The family of a little girl who suffers from a rare condition are rejoicing after months of treatment proved a success.
Cassidy McConaghy is now living happily with her family after being discharged following treatment for a head anomaly.
The 17-month-old toddler, from Berwick Court, Blyth, suffered from plagiocephaly, which would have left her permanently disfigured if left untreated.
Read the whole story here: http://blyth.journallive.co.uk/2010/07/blyth-family-thrilled-by-babys.html
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Doctors create new hands for toddler so he can wave to his dad
Lee grinned at a sight he had never thought he’d see after the tot was born with his fingers fused together.
But little Finley was given fingers and thumbs for the first time earlier this year during a nine-hour operation to separate his digits.
And with a little help from big sister Lucy, six, Finn mastered the art of a wave to encourage his daddy and pals as they crossed Britain to raise funds to help other families.
Finn was born last year with Apert syndrome, a rare condition affecting one in six-and-a-half million children.
Read more: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/06/28/doctors-create-new-hands-for-toddler-so-he-can-wave-to-his-dad-115875-22365574/#ixzz0vaFqy276
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Bid to give Tyler a head start in development
AS any new parent will testify, once that little bundle of joy has been put into your arms, you will do anything for him or her, whatever the cost.
Although raising a child is expensive, most of us are not faced with a huge bill beyond our means for much-needed medical treatment for our child.
However, this is the situation facing Leanne Hepworth (24) and her fiancé, Shaun Kemp (25), from New England, Peterborough.
Their son, Tyler Kemp, who is six months old, needed a special helmet to treat his flat-head syndrome, or plagiocephaly, which cost £2,000. Because time is of the essence in order to re-mould Tyler’s head, his parents have already bought the helmet and have been given four months to pay for it.
Read the whole story here: http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/features/bid_to_give_tyler_a_head_start_in_development_1_657497
Friday, August 6, 2010
Para-dressage rider Sophie Wells wins top award
A para-dressage rider saw off the challenge of Olympic diver Tom Daley and heptathlete, Jessica Ennis, to win a Sports Performance Award.
Sophie Wells, from Harby, who is on the British Equestrian Federation's World Class Performance Programme, picked up the honour, celebrating outstanding UK achievement, at the inaugural Performance Awards, held in London, last month.
The 20-year-old is a grade IV rider, born with amniotic band syndrome – a condition that caused the lining of the amniotic sac to seperate from the womb before birth – which resulted in her losing some of her fingers and parts of others, leaving her with limited movement in her hands and feet.
Read the whole story here: http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/sport/Para-dressage-rider-Sophie-Wells-wins-award/article-2330463-detail/article.html
Thursday, August 5, 2010
'I feel like new!'
Cynthia has a rare genetic disorder known as Crouzon syndrome, characterized by a premature fusion of the head bones of a developing child. It affects about one in 25,000 newborns.
Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/feel+like/3148402/story.html#ixzz0vaCtMW6z
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Keystone wrestler doesn't let condition hold him back
At the York Expo Center Saturday, Paul Feite III was just another 10-year-old doing what he loves.
Feite, whose family is from Dillsburg, got hooked on wrestling about five years ago. Saturday, he rode with his father down to the Expo Center to compete in the 68-pound, junior division wrestling competition at the Keystone State Games.
Except there's one thing about Feite that sets him apart from his opponents. Because of a birth defect -- called amniotic band syndrome -- Feite was born without his left hand and most of his left forearm.
Read the whole story here: http://www.ydr.com/sports/ci_15594939