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My Jackson Miracle – Hermine Eyma Pedro Medina
April 26, 2017
In July 2003, Herminie Eyma Pedro Medina was walking out of a restaurant in her native Port-au-Prince, Haiti, when a car pulled up near her and someone inside fired a bullet in her direction.
Read MoreMy Jackson Miracle – Makinley Edwards
April 25, 2017
Two months after welcoming baby Makinley into the world, she was diagnosed with stage 3 hepatoblastoma a form of liver cancer in children.
Read MoreDOWNLOADABLES – Coloring and Art Therapy
April 21, 2017
For those who are feeling stressed and are looking for a way to relax, using an adult coloring book can be helpful. Download some of our free coloring pages.
Read MoreDoctors Perform Lifesaving Liver Transplant On Girl Before Dad Deployed
April 13, 2017
UHealth surgeons at Jackson Memorial Hospital recently performed a lifesaving liver transplant on a little girl about to say goodbye to her father.
Read MoreMother of Transplant Survivor Visits D.C., Advocates for Biliary Atresia
April 12, 2017
In 2013, Heidi Andersons daughter, Deanna, was only three months old when diagnosed with a rare, life-threatening liver disease called biliary atresia, a disease of the liver and bile ducts that appears in infants. Her only chance at survival was a liver transplant.
Read MorePatient Undergoes 12-hour Surgery While Pregnant, Gives Birth at Jackson
April 11, 2017
Maria Emilse Muñoz Peña, 32, was in the middle of her pregnancy in December 2016 when she began losing her vision. An MRI revealed she had a tumor the size of an egg.
Read MoreWho is the Assailant?
April 7, 2017
Most sexual assaults are committed by someone known to the victim a family member, friend, colleague, neighbor, or an individual the victim has crossed paths with in some way in their everyday life.
Read MoreWhat is Consent?
April 7, 2017
Consent is about communicating openly during sexual activity – verbally through words like “yes” or “I’m open to trying that,” or non-verbally through cues such as the nodding of the head.
Read MoreAnyone Can Be a Victim of Rape
April 7, 2017
Rape is an act of violence. It is sex that one person does not agree to, and usually involves force of some kind. Rape is not about intimacy; rape is about power.
Read MoreI wasn’t raped. So why do I feel this way?
April 7, 2017
Rape is a traumatic experience – one that may have an impact beyond the victim.
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