Lydia
Brain surgery is always a challenging journey, but for Lydia McCloskey of New Albany, Indiana, the combination of skilled surgeons, advanced technology and personalized care made it possible to overcome a life-threatening condition. Lydia’s story began before she even entered the world. Born at just 33 weeks after her mother experienced a serious pregnancy complication…
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Vincent
From his very first breath, Vincent Taul defied expectations. “We weren’t sure what to expect, but doctors main concern was how he was going to be able to breathe when he was born,” said Madeline Taul, Vincent’s mom. Madeline recalls having a normal, healthy pregnancy until her 20-week ultrasound revealed something unusual. “I noticed there…
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Kingston
After 622 days in the neonatal intensive care unit at Norton Children’s Hospital, Kingston Bryant finally got to go home. It was a moment his family had been dreaming of for nearly two years. Born at just 25 weeks of gestation, weighing less than a pound, Kingston entered the world fighting for his life. From day 1,…
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Little fingers curled around ours as we waited in Room 3 in the early hours of Jan. 29, 2025. Blocks, Bluey and books splayed on a hospital blanket on the floor; tiny, socked feet with hearts stitched on the ankle strolled down the hall of Norton Children’s Hospital. Our daughter was about to undergo open…
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Anyone who’s met Heavenleigh falls in love with her grin. It’s been winning people over since she was an infant. Heavenleigh has an even bigger reason to smile these days. Almost three years after receiving the first specially-designed, tiny pacemaker for a premature infant, she is now officially adopted by the family who raised her. A…
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Hospital halls are filled with sounds of beeping monitors, rolling carts and constant footsteps — a cacophony that can be anxiety-inducing for kids and their families as they face a difficult time. On the seventh floor at Norton Children’s Hospital, one man works to change that tune, helping patients create new melodies of their own….
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Carter Richardson was born prematurely at 28 weeks. Mom Megan turned to music therapy, which helped her son develop and helped create their mother-son bond. Every Tuesday morning, the sweet sound of music takes over on the Norton Healthcare St. Matthews campus. Inside the Marshall Women’s Health & Education Center, a group of parents and…
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With the help of modern technology and the Christensen Family Sports & Activity Program, a part of Wendy Novak Diabetes Institute, Brayden Cashon has been able to continue his love for wrestling while managing Type 1 diabetes. Brayden and his family have been learning to adapt to a new lifestyle since he was diagnosed just before his…
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Bridget
Norton Children’s orthopedic surgeons are using computer navigation technology to treat kids and teenagers with scoliosis and other spine deformities. The technology, called 7D, is an imaging guidance system designed to aid surgeons in the operating room. Norton Children’s Hospital is the first pediatric hospital in Kentucky to use the technology. “With most spine surgeries,…
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At 12 years old, Nathan King was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. “At first it was really intimidating,” said Nathan, now a senior in high school. “It was just super overwhelming.” Type 1 diabetes is a chronic disease that causes the pancreas to produce little or no insulin, which the body needs to turn blood…
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