Highlights
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‘God wasn’t finished telling her story’
Two years after a terrible car crash, Kathryn Dotas returns to the pediatric intensive care unit to thank the team that saved her life. Two
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‘Full of beauty’
It took a team of specialists to deliver Willow safely. At 4 days, she underwent surgery. Through everything, her parents see God’s blessings. Melissa Fessenden
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‘One in a million’
When a pizza-loving 10-year-old boy could no longer eat food without getting sick, his parents struggled to find out why. Pizza. Chips. Mac-and-cheese. Candy. A
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Goodbye to Gus
After undergoing minimally invasive surgery to remove a football-sized spleen he nicknamed Gus, 11-year-old Benjamin Wayne is ready to conquer the world. In battling a
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‘He deserved a chance’
After being turned down by a hospital on the east side of the state because of his size, baby Mikah Gering is the smallest baby
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Pectus
What is Pectus Excavatum? Pectus excavatum is a depression in the front center of the chest. It can be observed in early childhood or may
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Top Docs in Grand Rapids
Pediatric Surgeons of West MI, P.C. PEDIATRIC SURGEONS of West Michigan (PSWM) specializes in the comprehensive surgical care of children right here in Grand Rapids.
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A surgeon’s 1-pound patient
Born 14 weeks early with a surprising complication, Jameson Haight became one doctor’s smallest surgical patient ever. One-year-old Jameson Haight has experienced more surgeries in
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Born with a rare liver disease
Timely surgery gives Kody Brant, born with a rare liver disease, a chance for a normal childhood. Though he had newborn jaundice—a common condition—tests of