“My baby was a month premature with poorly-developed lungs. The staff at WakeMed were phenomenal to our family. The surgical, mother-baby, and NICU staff were beyond professional, kind and courteous. As a health-care professional, myself, this is the greatness to which I aspire. Thanks again! From the positive experience we had during a frightening and most-difficult [...]
Category Archives: Stories
In Their Own Words - Amelia Gilley's Story
May 19, 2011 – 2:00 pm
“On Christmas Day, our three-year-old daughter Amelia started feeling very ill — high fever, persistent rough cough, etc. The next morning when her fever spiked to 103+, and she began wheezing (she’s asthmatic), we knew our little girl was really sick and going down hill fast. Our doctor sent us directly to the WakeMed Children’s [...]
In Their Own Words - Melissa Pergerson's Story
May 12, 2011 – 2:00 pm
“In 6th grade, I got really sick. Doctors could not find out what was wrong with me. I was really sick for about a month when I was finally admitted into WakeMed where after a few days there, and many tests, Dr. Cinnamon and the GI doctor found out what was wrong with me. I [...]
In Their Own Words - Emma Wheeler's Story
May 5, 2011 – 2:00 pm
“On August 17, 2006 we welcomed our daughter into the world. What was supposed to be a parents dream was our nightmare. Emma was born at 24 weeks, 16 weeks early. Sadly, she had quit growing at 21 weeks and was much smaller that the doctors had predicted. Emma weighed a mere 14 ounces at [...]
In Their Own Words - Allison Reid's Story
April 28, 2011 – 2:00 pm
“Our daughter Allison contracted GBS meningitis at 20 days old and was rushed to WakeMed PICU [Pediatric Intensive Care Unit] where she spent almost 6 weeks…being cared for and loved by an amazing staff of doctors, nurses and countless others. Allison came home with major brain damage, and spent quite a few days and weeks [...]
In Their Own Words - Kennedy Goodwin's Story
April 19, 2011 – 10:00 am
“My daughter, Kennedy, had orthopedic surgery on her rib cage/spine in June of 2007. She was the first patient at WakeMed to have the newly approved VEPTR surgery to stretch her rib cage and help with scoliosis. Anticipating severe pain, the decision was made to leave her sedated and on the ventilator for 3 days [...]
In Their Own Words - Josef Bruce's Story
April 7, 2011 – 2:00 pm
“My son Josef was born on July 2nd, 2007, 15 weeks premature weighing in at 1lb 7oz. He spent 100 days in the NICU. His stay there had many ups and down, a roller coaster ride to say the least but during that time he got the most amazing care and I met some of [...]
In Their Own Words - Katie Rowley's Story
April 1, 2011 – 8:29 am
“It was 11 years ago on January 25, 2000 that I gave birth to triplet girls at 24 weeks. I had already been in the hospital for a 1 week trying to stop early labor. On the morning of January 25, during a snowstorm I went into labor. This was my first time being pregnant [...]
Perfect Weather + Grateful Families = A Terrific Event
October 7, 2010 – 4:32 pm
The letter below was written after a reunion of children that were previous patients in WakeMed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Dear Friends, The reunion was amazing! It was a glorious day and the turn out was huge….over 500 people!!!!! I hesitate to mention individual names of those who supported the reunion before and at the event [...]
Texas Teen Raises $1 Million
July 28, 2010 – 4:11 pm
A recent article in the Charlotte Observer told the story of 18-year-old Ben Sater, a teenager that vowed to raise $1 million for Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children where he had received free treatments as a child. He has been fundraising for eight years and has finally not only reached his goal, but exceeded [...]
