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KSHB: Kansas City 5-Year-Old Finds Her Voice Through Play Therapy At Saint Luke's

After 5-year-old Hildie Platter was diagnosed with selective mutism a year and a half ago, her mother, Janette Platter, turned to The Children's SPOT (Speech, Physical, and Occupational Therapy) for rehabilitative speech services through play therapy.

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Far from Home: One Traveler’s Trip to a Life-Saving Surgery

What should have been a dream getaway became a nightmare when a car accident forced Kelsey O’Connor and her friend off the road and into emergency care in a foreign country.

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KSHB: Kidney Transplant Recipient Shares Story, Encourages Organ Donation

Diane Hick's two sisters suffered from kidney failure before passing, and her doctor saw similar complications in her. She worried she would face a similar fate, but a kidney transplant through Saint Luke's changed the game.

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Game On: Kidney Transplant Helps Chiefs Fan Make a Big Comeback

Five years ago, 66-year-old Diane Hicks had a health scare that turned out to be a turning point for her entire life. She learned she needed to seriously consider a kidney transplant to improve her overall health and life expectancy.

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Wright Memorial Hospital’s Senior Life Solutions celebrates Mental Health Awareness Month

Mental health is vital at every stage of life, and Senior Life Solutions is dedicated to supporting older adults and their caregivers in local communities as they navigate mental health challenges.

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Learning to Appreciate Life

Peaches Tutera Cunningham and her husband, David, welcomed their son, John David, into the world in 1996. Two short years later, John David was diagnosed with autism.