A recent article in the Charlotte Observer told the story of 18-year-old Ben Sater, a teenager that vowed to raise $1 million for Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children where he had received free treatments as a child. He has been fundraising for eight years and has finally not only reached his goal, but exceeded [...]
Category Archives: Stories
Shane and Austin’s Story
June 9, 2010 – 9:33 am
This post is the tenth in a series of true stories about children’s health care at WakeMed.
On Mother’s Day of 2009, Patty, Marty, and their two children Shane and Austin were driving home to Granville County after spending the morning strawberry picking. Their car was hit head-on while waiting at a stoplight.
When the paramedics arrived [...]
Prevent Injuries from Falling Furniture
June 7, 2010 – 9:30 am
A study released in 2009 from the Center for Injury Research and Policy states that approximately 15,000 children annually visit hospital emergency rooms for furniture tip-over-related injuries. Most of these are for children younger than 7 years old and result from televisions tipping over, often when children pull on, fall into or attempt to climb furniture to reach [...]
Coley’s Story
June 2, 2010 – 7:33 am
Coley’s dad, Robert, shares their experience with WakeMed Children’s. This post is the ninth in a series of true stories about children’s health care at WakeMed.
One Saturday morning, our three kids were lying on the bed watching a movie. When my wife, Katie, stepped out of the room Coley decided he wanted to watch a [...]
May is National Trauma Awareness Month – Help Eliminate Distracted Driving
May 11, 2010 – 2:17 pm
The American Trauma Society has designated “Distracted Driving” the theme for this year’s Trauma Awareness Month. This means do not use cell phones or text while behind the wheel. Here are 5 tips to help you stay focused while driving:
Use your cell phone for emergency situations only.
Do your multi-tasking outside of the car.
Teens should limit [...]
Mallory’s Story
April 1, 2010 – 1:25 pm
This post is the eighth in a series of true stories about children’s health care at WakeMed.
Mallory’s mom, Amanda, shares their family’s experience at WakeMed:
On June 25, 2000, our family was at the beach. Our 6-month-old daughter, Mallory, had been sick with flu-like symptoms for the past 48 hours. After calling the pediatrician on the [...]
Mother’s Milk for Haitian Infants
January 29, 2010 – 4:41 pm
Posted January 27, 2010 ¬ 3:47 pm.
Heather Monackey
Milk being processed in WakeMed Mother’s Milk Bank
The following letter was issued by the International Lactation Consultants Association recently calling for human milk donations for Haitian infants. As one of the very few Milk Banks in the United States, WakeMed Mother’s Milk Bank is gearing up to [...]
Holden’s Story
January 13, 2010 – 10:14 am
Healthy, active boy diagnosed with life-threatening diabetes.
