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    May 11, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  1. 'She changed our course'

    Dothan Eagle, Ala.
    ElizaBeth Godwin-Kogelschatz didn't get a good look at Rhema in the delivery room. The newborn was lifted above the screen for the mother to see and "everything was normal for two more seconds." Then the surgeon saw the sac on the baby's back....

    Tags: Physical Therapy, Learning Disability, Hospitals and Clinics, Health Treatments, Spina Bifida

    2. Nov 14, 2012 |Story| WGNO-LTV

  2. Armless Guitarist Spreads Message of Hope

    Seeing Tony Melendez, you'd think his story was a sad one. "When I was born," says Melendez, "there was a medicine called thalidomide that was given to my mother I should say before I was born.  She took this medicine, they didn't know at that time that it would harm the child.  So when I came into this world, I came into this world without the arms and with a left foot that was club."
    Seeing Tony Melendez, you'd think his story was a sad one. "When I was born," says Melendez, "there was a medicine called thalidomide that was given to my mother I should say before I was born.  She took this medicine, they didn't know at that time that...

    Tags: Entertainment, Music, Drugs and Medicines, Thalidomide (drug)

    3. Oct 29, 2012 |Column| South Bend Tribune

  3. Notre Dame's Brindza welcomes the pressure

    <span style="font-size: small;">While all those around him were tempted to waffle, Kyle Brindza</span><span style="font-size: small;"> wouldn't be flustered.</span>
    While all those around him were tempted to waffle, Kyle Brindza wouldn't be flustered. Confidence and technique are all the kicker for the Notre Dame football team has. When one area is lacking, they both suffer. The 6-foot-1, 225-pound sophomore who...

    Tags: Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Brian Kelly, Bowl Championship Series, Oklahoma Sooners, Purdue Boilermakers

    4. May 8, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  4. Student athletes show True Grit by overcoming hardships

    Sometimes, circumstances make putting your best foot forward extremely difficult.
    kauffman@herald-mail.com
    Sometimes, circumstances make putting your best foot forward extremely difficult. Very few people know that quite as well as Boonsboro senior Britton Beard. Before Beard became a football standout for the Warriors — helping lead them to a 10-2...

    Tags: Students, Basketball, Sports, High Schools, High School Sports

    5. Jan 16, 2012 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  5. One year later: Updates on Dominican boy's surgery, Richmond couple's romance

    Now 3 years old, Alexander Ovalle Hernandez, is a bundle of energy. "He's the most athletic student in his class," reports Katya Dahdah from the Dominican Republicwhere she visited his family over Christmas.
    Now 3 years old, Alexander Ovalle Hernandez, is a bundle of energy. "He's the most athletic student in his class," reports Katya Dahdah from the Dominican Republicwhere she visited his family over Christmas. Dahdah, a Newport News resident, mobilized the...

    Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Orthopedic Surgery, Liver Transplants, Diseases and Illnesses, Weddings

    6. Jan 17, 2012 | Chicago Tribune

  6. Community rallies to get well-known resident back on his wheels

    TribLocal - Tinley Park » News
    When Connor Gill stopped making his regular trips through his Tinley Park neighborhood, his friends and neighbors noticed. The 18-year-old uses an electric wheelchair he …...
    7. Oct 14, 2011 |Story| Imperial Valley Press Online

  7. Despite birth defects, 20-month-old Westmorland girl won't quit

    WESTMORLAND &mdash; When 14-year-old Oscar Urbina Jr. complained about his fractured right elbow, his aunt Esmeralda Gutierrez reminded about him about his little cousin Arianna.
    Staff Writer
    WESTMORLAND — When 14-year-old Oscar Urbina Jr. complained about his fractured right elbow, his aunt Esmeralda Gutierrez reminded about him about his little cousin Arianna. Arianna, who was born with dislocated hips and bilateral clubfeet, is a...

    Tags: Labor Legislation, Medical Procedures and Tests, Career and Workplace, Birth Defects

    8. Jun 15, 2011 | RedEye

  8. He’s got Steve Buscemi eyes (?)

    Bucktown / Wicker Park
    Steve Buscemi Bar Crawl takes over Club Foot with participants sporting painted-on bug eyes and crow's feet....
    9. Feb 1, 2011 |Story| Glendale News Press

  9. The industry's best-kept secret

    Win six Grammys and get nominated for a seventh. Add three Emmys to the pile. You&rsquo;d think that would make you a household name.
    Win six Grammys and get nominated for a seventh. Add three Emmys to the pile. You’d think that would make you a household name. The name is Kevin Charles Brandon (aka Brandino). Have you heard of him? Neither have most of the people with whom he...

    Tags: Alexander (music group), Music Industry, Grammy Awards, Barry White, Justin Timberlake

    10. Feb 2, 2011 |Story| WSBT-TV

  10. Irish National Signing Day coverage

    It's national signing day, and 23 players have signed their national letters of intent to play football for Notre Dame. Notre Dame adds six defensive linemen, four defensive backs, four linebackers, three offensive linemen, two wide receivers, one...

    Tags: Soccer, Charlotte Bobcats, Basketball, Los Angeles Times, Bowl Championship Series

    11. Feb 25, 2011 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  11. Newport News medics transform boy's life with surgeries

    The devastating Haitian earthquake in January 2010 that destroyed countless lives came as a blessing in disguise for one little boy.
    The devastating Haitian earthquake in January 2010 that destroyed countless lives came as a blessing in disguise for one little boy. Alexander Hernandez, now 2 years old, was born with crippling deformities in three limbs. His left hand was webbed, his...

    Tags: Surgery, Plastic Surgeons, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Orthopedic Surgery, Health

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