Patient Stories
Sutter Children's Services
Alan – Finally Finding a Doctor Who Could Help
“It’s not right to see your 10-year-old walking like an old man. His pediatrician and an orthopedic doctor both chalked it up to something that would pass,” Jill said. “We lived with it for a few years. But when it got worse, I demanded to be referred to an orthopedic pediatrician. That’s how we met Dr. Rubin.”
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Gina - A Tiny Bundle of Miracles
While Gina tells her story, there’s a very active 3-year-old boy playing nearby and a 7-month-old baby girl clamoring to be fed. It’s been a lively, busy three years for Gina and her husband,
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Alexandria - Miracle Baby
Yvonne remembers that Thursday as if it were yesterday. She knows exactly what she was wearing and how hot it was. And she remembers how shocked and scared she felt when her water broke - 16 weeks early.
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Anthony – Brave 5-Year-Old & Gamma Knife
Tammy finished her shift as a cashier at the Goodwill store on Arden Way, returned to her apartment and found her son Anthony complaining. "Ahh, my head hurts," he whined. A warm shower and a snack, she thought, would help her 5-year-old feel better. But the freckly faced redhead got worse. He lay on the loveseat screaming, his mouth twisted to one side, his little limbs shaking, his eyes rolling up and back.
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Mark – Gold-Medal Heart
At age 14, sports defined Mark’s life. He started swimming with his older brothers’ swim team at age four, added soccer and baseball in grade school, and continued all three sports into high school. Mark’s dad noticed his son limping and was immediately alarmed when Mark told him he felt a lump on his bone.
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Monique – Back to School
One doctor called her “Princess.” Another nicknamed her “Sleeping Beauty,” because she was always asleep when he came into her hospital room. Her mom refers to her as “Mija” (pronounced Mee-ha), short for “Mi hija,” or “my daughter” in Spanish. Monique would probably call herself lucky and grateful.
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