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Teen Thrives with Multidisciplinary Orthopedic Care

"James was able to reach his goals."
In the video above, Janelle Lenzo-Werner, Occupational Therapy Supervisor at Children’s Specialized Hospital, describes how ...
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Managing an Eating Disorder

“I still have to remind myself every day that I’m going to be okay, that’s going to be an ongoing process. But the Eating Disorders Program gave me tools that I didn’t have before to be able to live my life and trust that I’ll continue to be healthy.”
A woman learns behavioral skills to improve her health at a specialized inpatient program. From the time she was 11, Kristen ...
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Meet 'The Bionic Woman'

“It was like a miracle. I realized that I needed to stop suffering and start living.”
At New Brunswick High School, Robin Glover’s students call her Ms. Glover. But to her friends and family, she’s the Bionic ...
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Attacking Advanced Cancer

“The good news is that everything worked out pretty much how I told them it would.”
A woman survives late-stage breast cancer thanks to leading-edge therapies. Erin Buchalter remembers the day she noticed a lump ...
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A 'Second Chance for Teens'

“My care team was definitely a team of angels in disguise. They never gave up on me.”
How a new program helps youth with spinal cord injuries expand their horizons. Isaac Lima of Roselle Park remembers the 2021 ...
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Standing Tall

“You never want to put your child through surgery, but we realized this was the best time in the best place with the best surgeon. I wouldn’t change a thing.”
A girl’s severe scoliosis leads to surgery—and inspiration for a future career. In summer 2023, Jane and Walter Pabon of ...
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Unleashed From Epilepsy

I’m seeing life through a different lens now. I am more positive than I have ever been. If not for my doctors, I’m not sure how much longer I could have gone on.
New technology that enhances brain surgery frees a man from seizures. For seven years, epileptic seizures have kept Christian ...
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Patient Gets Back to Cycling and Active Lifestyle

“The care was superb.”
Dwight Lewis exudes youthful joy and zest for life. The 71-year-old Trenton resident isn’t just a manager for a national ...
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Breathing Freely

“Getting a transplant has changed my life completely. I am very grateful.”
At first, Marcela Urrego’s doctors didn’t know what to think when she developed shortness of breath and severely swollen hands ...
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