OPERATING ROOM AT PENN STATE
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL JOINED BY
THE SURGEON IN CHIEF.
YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH
CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORK OVER
THE YEARS.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
CMN HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS
SUPPORTER OF ALL WE DO AT PENN
STATE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL.
ALLOWING US TO ACHIEVE PERHAPS
THE BEST SURGICAL RESULTS IN THE
NATION.
DR. JACK MYERS IS WITH ME WHO IS
ONE OF OUR PEDIATRIC CONGENITAL
HEART SURGEONS TO TELL YOU ABOUT
THE SPECIFIC SUPPORT CMN HAS
BEEN GIVING US.
>> CMN HAS HELPED US PURCHASE
THIS HEART AND LUNG MACHINE WE
USE EVERY DAY WHEN WE TAKE CARE
OF CHILDREN THAT HAVE SERIOUS
HEART DEFECTS.
JERE: YOU SEE YOUR DONATIONS IN
ACTION.
THIS EQUIPMENT HELPS THESE MEN
DO THEIR JOBS AND HELPS CHILDREN
WITH THEIR LIVES.
SO GO AHEAD AND MAKE SOME MORE
MIRACLES HAPPEN.
MIRACLE CHILD HENRY NEEDED HEART
SURGERY.
HERE HE IS RECENTLY UNDERGOING A
CHECKUP.
CMN FUNDED A 3D PRINTING PROGRAM
THAT HELPED HENRY AND CONTINUES
TO HELP KIDS LIKE HIM.
LORI: DOCTORS PRINTED EXACT
REPLICA OF HIS HEART.
AND THEN THEY STUDIED IT TO PLAN
FOR HIS SURGERY.
ANOTHER GREAT EXAMPLE OF WORKER
DOLLARS ARE AT WORK AT PENN
STATE UTTERANCE HOSPITAL.
JERE: THEY CAN HOLD HIS HEART.
IT MAKES A DIG -- A BIG
DIFFERENCE.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF HOW KIDS
CANNOT WAIT.
IT IS VITAL HENRY CONTINUES
CHECKUPS EVEN DURING THIS TIME.
HELP US HEAL HEARTS.
THINK ABOUT THAT.
MAKE A DONATION.
WE ONLY HAVE UNTIL 8:00 AND
EVERY DOLLAR WILL HELP.
GO ONLINE TO WGAL.COM AND MAKE A
GIFT.
AGAIN, HERSHEY COMPANY RIGHT NOW
IS MATCHING EVERYTHING DOLLAR
FOR DOLLAR SO IT IS LIKE
WHATEVER YOU GIVE IS DOUBLED.
DO NOT FORGET OUR TEACHER.
SOME PEOPLE GET THESE EVERY
YEAR.
OWEN DESIGNED THIS.
$35 A MONTH OR $420 GETS YOU
THIS.
LORI: THE MONEY GOES TO MANY
DIFFERENT THINGS.
PURCHASES LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT
AS WELL.
SOME OF WHICH WAS USED BY OUR
NEXT MIRACLE CHILD.
I WANT YOU TO MEET MAYA WHO WAS
BORN WAY TOO EARLY.
>> MOMMY, DADDY, YOU.
BABY MAYA.
>> WHEN I GO THROUGH MY
PICTURES, IT IS HARD TO REMEMBER
HOLDING HER WHEN SHE WAS THAT
TINY.
>> HER HOLD HAND -- HER WHOLE
HAND WOULD WRAP AROUND THE TIP
OF YOUR FINGER.
MY WEDDING RING WOULD GO TO HER
SHOULDER.
>> BABY MAYA WADE UNDER ONE
POUND WHEN SHE WAS BORN.
WHAT STARTED AS A NORMAL
PREGNANCY CHANGED ON THE COMPANY
-- WHEN THE COUPLE WENT FOR
THEIR 20 WHAT CHECKUP.
>> WE WERE TOLD SHE WAS
MEASURING LESS THAN 20% OF THE
SIZE SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO D --
SUPPOSED TO BE.
>> NOBODY WAS GIVING HER A
CHANCE TO EVEN MAKE IT TO BIRTH.
IT WAS PRETTY MUCH LIKE THE RUG
WAS PULLED OUT FROM UNDERNEATH
YOUR FEET.
>> IT ALL CHANGED IN THE BLINK
OF AN.
-- BLINK OF AN EYE.
>> MAYA DEFIED THE ODDS AND WAS
BORN 14 WEEKS PREMATURE.
HER FIGHT TO SURVIVE AREN’T HER
THE NICKNAME MIGHTY MAYA.
SHORTLY AFTER SHE WAS BORN IN
YORK, SHE WAS FLOWN TO PENN
STATE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL FOR
OPEN HEART SURGERY.
ONE OF MANY SURGERIES SHE WOULD
NEED.
>> THE OPEN HEART SURGERY, THAT
WAS PROBABLY THE SCARIEST DAY
BESIDES THE DAY SHE WAS BORN.
>> MIGHTY MAYA SPENT HER FIRST
197 DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL.
MOST OF IT IN THE NICU, WHICH
FOR PARENTS LIKE THEM IS OFTEN
DESCRIBED AS A ROLLER COASTER.
>> YOU CAN BE HOLDING YOUR CHILD
AND EVERYTHING IS FINE AND THE
NEXT SECOND, THE ALARMS ARE
GOING OFF.
>> I DO NOT KNOW IF I COULD HAVE
FOUGHT AS MUCH AS SHE HAS
FOUGHT.
SHE HAS BEEN A REAL FIGHTER.
I TOLD HER FROM DAY ONE SHE IS
MY HERO JUST FOR SURVIVING
BIRTH.
NOW, SHE AMAZES ME EVERY DAY.
>> 1, 2, 3.
♪
>> MAYA IS NEARING HER FIFTH
BIRTHDAY AND WILL NEED SPECIAL
CARE OVER THE YEARS.
ONE THING SHE WILL NOT NEED IS
A BREATHING TUBE SHE HAS HAD
SINCE BIRTH.
THEY RECENTLY CELEBRATED THE DAY
IT WAS FINALLY REMOVED.
♪
>> I JUST STARTED BAWLING.
THE FIRST TIME YOU DO NOT SEE
ANYTHING THERE BECAUSE THAT IS
 HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF
HER.
>> CAN YOU SAY DADDY?
>> DREAM ABOUT THE DAY SHE WILL
EARN TO TALK.
WE ARE VERY HOPEFUL ABOUT THAT.
>> THROUGHOUT HER JOURNEY, THEY
ARE GRATEFUL FOR WHAT THE
CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORK GAVE
THEM DURING THEIR TIME OF NEED.
>> SHE HAS BEEN FLOWN IN THE
LIFELINE TWO TIMES.
SHE HAS TRAVELED IN THE
PEDIATRIC AMBULANCE.
>> CHILD LIFE COMES AROUND TO
SEE YOU EVERY DAY.
THAT IS SPONSORED BY CHILDREN’S
MIRACLE NETWORK.
THEY WERE A HUGE EMOTIONAL
SUPPORT FROM ME IN THE NICU.
>> IF WE DID NOT HAVE SOME OF
THAT STUFF, I DO NOT OPEN YOU
WOULD HAVE THE GIFT OF MAIA
GROWING UP.
>> OUR DAUGHTER HAS GOTTEN THE
CHANCE TO SURVIVE.
SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE CHE --
THE CARE SHE NEEDED.
SHE WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE
HOSPITAL SHE KNEW TO BE AT.
WE WILL BE FOREVER PLAY.
PEOPLE WHO HAVE DONATED.
>> THEY HAVE ALSO GIVEN BACK.
SELLING AMBER’S HOMEMADE
CHEESECAKE TO RAISE MONEY.
>> I HAVE BEEN SMELLING
CHEESECAKES FOR THE PAST TWO
WEEKS.
IT IS NOT HELPING MY DIET.
>> NOW WE CAN START TO DO ALL
THE FUN THINGS WE HAVE BEEN
WAITING TO DO.
THAT IS WHAT WE ARE EXCITED
ABOUT.
JERE: YOUR GIFTS TO CMN
PURCHASED THE AMBULANCE SHE
NEEDED.
IF YOU GAVE LAST YEAR, YOU
HELPED TO PURCHASE A BRAND-NEW
AMBULANCE THAT IS BEING BUILT
RIGHT NOW.
IT IS A MOBILE INTENSIVE CARE
GET IT ON WHEELS SO KIDS CAN
RECEIVE LIFESAVING CARE BEFORE
THEY GET TO THE HOSPITAL.
YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW MUCH A
DIFFERENCE THAT MAKES.
MORE THAN 4000 PATIENTS WERE
TRANSFERRED FOR CARE LAST YEAR
WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBERS COMING
FROM LANCASTER AND YORK
COUNTIES.
PENN STATE TORRANCE HOSPITAL IS
HOME TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL TRAUMA
CARE CENTER AND PEDIATRIC
NEONATAL CARE UNITS AS WELL.
THAT MEANS THE SICKEST OF THE
SAKE CAN BE TREATED HER
PHILADELPHIA OR PITTSBURGH FOR
SUPERIOR CARE.
THAT IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR
KIDS.
WHEN KIDS LIKE HER IN THE
HOSPITAL FOR WEEKS, FAMILIES
NEED TO BE CLOSE BY AND STILL BE
ABLE TO GO TO WORK IF NEEDED.
GIVE TODAY AND HELP SUPPORT
LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT AND THE
PEDIATRIC AMBULANCE.
IT IS SO EASY TO MAKE A MIRACLE.
GO TO OUR WEBSITE, WGAL.COM, AND
MAKE YOUR GIFT.
IT IS GOING TO BE MATCHED BY THE
HERSHEY COMPANY.
STELLA FROM READING, AND OTHER
CHILD WHO CONTINUES TO NEED
MEDICAL CARE DURING THIS
PANDEMIC.
SHE HAS BEEN HOSPITALIZED
MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE MARCH.
HER MOM SHARED A VIDEO DIARY OF
THEIR LIFE.
>> I AM.
SOPHIE MY TWO AND A
HALF-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER HAS SPINA
BIFIDA AND HYDROCEPHALUS.
STELLA IS VERY SASSY AND VERY
STUBBORN.
SHE ALWAYS MAKES PEOPLE LAUGH.
SHE IS EXTREMELY LOVING.
SHE IS DETERMINED, KIND.
SHE IS AMAZING.
SHE IS UP TO 21 SURGERIES.
THEY WERE ALL DONE IT PENN STATE
-- DONE AT PENN STATE ON
HOSPITAL.
SINCE ALL THE SHUTDOWNS HAVE
STARTED, I THINK SHE HAS BEEN A
PATIENT IN THE HOSPITAL FOUR
TIMES.
I THINK -- I AM EVER THE FIRST
TIME JUST SOBBING.
THING ABOUT, -- THINKING ABOUT,
SHE NEEDS THIS CARE.
AND THERE IS A PANDEMIC.
I HAVE TO TAKE HER INTO AN
EMERGENCY ROOM.
I SAID, OH MY GOSH.
THIS IS THE LAST THING THAT I
WANT TO DO.
GOOD MORNING.
CAN YOU SAY GOOD MORNING?
♪
STELLA IS GETTING READY TO AGE
OUT OF EARLY INTERVENTION.
WHEN SHE IS THREE, SHE WILL BE
DONE WITH THAT WE ARE HAVING HER
TRANSITION FOR EARLY
INTERVENTION.
NORMALLY IT WILL BE HELD IN
PERSON.
BECAUSE OF THE COVID-19
SITUATION, WE WILL DO THIS OVER
THE COMPUTER INSTEAD.
WHO DO YOU SEE?
>> THERE IS SOPHIE AND STELLA.
>> HI.
>> ALL RIGHT.
IT IS 11:30.
WE JUST ARRIVED AT STELLA’S
OUTPATIENT O.T. APPOINTMENT.
FIRST, WE HAVE TO GO AROUND THE
CAR AND GET STELLA’S WHEELCHAIR
OUT.
CHEESE.
ALL RIGHT.
WE ARE AT THERAPY.
WHAT DO WE HAVE TO DO?
MASKS ON.
I INITIALLY CANCELED THE THERAPY
NOT WANTING TO TAKE HER OUT
DURING THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK.
SHE NEEDED ADDITIONAL THERAPY,
SO I GOT HER SIGNED UP FOR
OUTPATIENT THERAPY.
HOPEFULLY WE WILL GET TO SEE HOW
THT GOES FOR HER.
GOOD GIRL.
I LOVE IT.
THANK YOU.
WE ARE GOING TO DO 10 OF THEM
SHARED DO YOU THINK YOU CAN DO
10?
1, 2.
THANK YOU.
GOOD TO GO.
>> IN TRUE STELLA FASHION, I DAY
IN THE LIFE IS GOING TO INVOLVE
A TRIP TO HERSHEY.
STELLA HAS BEEN HAVING SOME
SYMPTOMS THAT ARE CHARACTERISTIC
OF SHUNT FAILURE.
SHE IS BEING ADMITTED FOR
FURTHER TESTING.
NONA IS HERE TO WATCH JOSEPH.
STELLA AND I ARE HITTING THE
ROAD TO GO UP AND GET ADMITTED.
IT IS TO: 30.
WE JUST GOT TO HERSHEY.
WE ARE IN THE PARKING GARAGE
HITTING OUR STUFF READY.
STELLA IS IN HER CHAIR.
WE HAVE ALL OF OUR STUFF WE ARE
GOING TO CARRY IN.
MY PUMP, MY COOLER TO KEEP MY
BREAST MILK COLD FOR JOSEPH.
AN OVERNIGHT BAG FOR ME IN AN
OVERNIGHT BAG FOR STELLA.
THIS IS WHAT WE BRING EVERY TIME
WE COME TO THE HOSPITAL.
WE ARE IN STELLA’S ROOM.
WAITING TO SEE WHAT THE NEXT
STEPS ARE.
SO IT IS ALMOST 8:00 AND STELLA
HAS GOTTEN ALL OF HER TESTS
DONE.
WE HAVE PLANS FOR HER TO GO TO
THE OR TOMORROW TO DO SOME
EXPLORATION AND SEE WHAT IS
GOING ON.
NOW THAT SHE IS ALLOWED TO EAT,
WE ARE A WHOLE LOT HAPPIER.
I HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT HER
NEEDS AND PICKING ABOUT HOW
TOUGH IT IS FOR HER TO HAVE TO
FREQUENTLY BE IN THE HOSPITAL.
AND FOR HER TO FREQUENTLY HAVE
COMPLICATIONS THAT MAKE LIFE
CHALLENGING SHADY IT MAKES ME
FEEL LIKE I WISH I COULD DO
SOMETHING TO TAKE THOSE
CHALLENGES, TO TAKE THAT
DISCOMFORT AWAY FROM HER.
BUT IT IS A COMFORT HAVING PENN
STATE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL WHEN
YOU ARE GOING TO A PLACE WHERE
PEOPLE CARE ABOUT YOU.
IT MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER.
I DO THINK STELLA IS A MIRACLE.
SHE DOES NOT SEE HER DIFFERENCES
OR HER CHALLENGES AS ROADBLOCKS.
I THINK I AM LUCKY TO HAVE HER
IN MY LIFE.
LORI: WHEN STELLA WAS DISCHARGED
FROM HER MOST RECENT
HOSPITALIZATION, SHE GOT TO SEE
HERSELF ON THE ELEVATOR.
THEY WERE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE
TODAY’S TELEPHONE.
MAKE A GIFT RIGHT IN HONOR OF
STELLA OR THE THOUSANDS OF OTHER
KIDS WHO ARE GOING TO BE NEEDING
THE HOSPITAL IN THE NEXT YEAR.
STELLA IS A FREQUENT FLYER AT
PENN STATE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
AND USES SO MANY OF THE SERVICES
YOU HELPED TO FUND LIKE CHILD
LIFE AND MUSIC THERAPY.
SHE ALSO USED A PORTABLE CT
SCANNER PURCHASED BY CMN.
THAT WAS BROUGHT TO HER BEDSIDE
WHEN SHE WAS TOO SICK TO BE
MOVED.
GO ONLINE, WGAL.COM AND MAKE A
GIFT.
A MIRACLE CHILD FROM YOUR CAVEN
ALSO NEEDED THE PEDIATRIC
AMBULANCE.
ONE OF THE LATEST CHALLENGES IS
LEARNING TO DO SOMETHING THAT
MANY OF US TAKE FOR GRANTED,
EACH KID -- FOR GRANTED, EAT.
>> THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT.
♪
>> OK, BUDDY.
LET’S HAVE A LITTLE SNACK, OK?
YOU CAN BRING IT.
JUMP.
GOOD JOB.
THANK YOU.
ALL EATING IS A MATTER OF
LEARNING.
THAT IS PERFECT.
MANY KIDS LEARN IT AT A MUCH
EARLIER AGE THAN THIS YOUNG MAN,
BUT THAT IS A SKILL THAT CAN BE
TAUGHT ACROSS THE COURSE OF
TIME.
OUR GOAL WAS TO TEACH THOSE
YOUNG MAN TO START EATING SOLID
FOOD.
>> DUE TO HIM BEING SO
PREMATURE, HIS LUNGS WERE
EXTREMELY UNDERDEVELOPED.
HE WAS BORN 13 OUNCES.
>> NOW WATCH ME.
I WANT YOU TO GO LIKE THIS.
GOOD.
I WANT YOU TO BITE ONE TIME ON
THIS.
AND I’M GOING TO TURN ON YOUR
SHOW.
>> WHEN WE FINALLY GOT TO THE
POINT -- I WAS SCARED.
>> GOOD JOB.
THANK YOU.
>> BUT ALSO JOYFUL.
BECAUSE IT WAS ONE STEP CLOSER
TO HE MAY BE ABLE TO EAT.
WE MAY BE ABLE TO TAKE THEM TO
RESTAURANTS.
>> GOOD JOB.
THANK YOU.
>> B A QUOTE -- BEING A QUOTE
UNQUOTE, NORMAL FAMILY.
ALL EATING AT THE SAME TABLE.
>> WHEN A CHILD COMES IN HERE,
WE ARE LOOKING AT, HOW CAN WE
MAKE THINGS BETTER AT HOME?
LOOKING WE DO TO HELP THE
PARENTS FEED THEIR CHILD?
YOU HAVE TO RECOMMEND EVERY
SINGLE DAY NO MATTER WHERE YOU
ARE OR WHAT YOU ARE DOING.
THESE ARE HARD SKILLS FOR SOME
KIDS TO LEARN.
WHEN THEY DO LEARN THEM, IT IS
QUITE REWARDING.
>> I NEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT HE
WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CHEW AND
SWALLOW.
IT HAS BEEN TRULY AMAZING.
EVEN FROM OUR FIRST DAY GOING,
IT HAS BEEN THE BEST.
YOU ARE NOT DONE.
♪
>> I AM L.A. SHOULD -- I AM
ELLIE.
>> WE WERE BORN EARLY.
>> THE MIRACLE NETWORK HELP US
SAVE OUR LIVES.
>> YOU CAN HELP TOO.
LORI: THIS IS ELLIE AND LILA
FROM LANCASTER.
JUST ARE IN FIRST GRADE.
JERE: BUT IS WHAT THIS IS ALL
ABOUT.
HELPING THESE KIDS ACHIEVE THESE
AMAZING.
MILESTONES IF YOU GIVE $35 A
MONTH, YOU THIS -- HELPING THESE
KIDS ACHIEVE THESE AMAZING
MILESTONES.
IF YOU GIVE $35 A MONTH, YOU GET
THIS TEACHER.
IF YOU GIVE FOR $20, A ONE-TIME
GIFT, YOU WILL GET THE TEACHER.
GIVE TO -- GIVE KIDS THE GIFT OF
GROWING UP.
IF YOU HAVE DRIVEN BY PENN STATE
OVENS HOSPITAL, AND MORE FLOORS
WILL OPEN UP THIS FALL.
THERE IS A SNEAK PEEK OF THE
EXPANSION.
♪
>> ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS FOR
US, WE ARE EXPANDING THE SIZE OF
OUR UNIT.
WE ARE DOUBLING THE NUMBER OF
LABOR AND DELIVERY ROOMS WE HAVE
CURRENTLY.
KEEPING THE SAME NUMBER OF AREAS
FOR OUR TRIAGE PATIENTS AND ALSO
HAVING SPECIALIZED PLACE FOR
PATIENTS COMING FOR SICILIAN
DELIVERIES.
THE ROOMS ARE HUGE.
THEY ARE TOP-OF-THE-LINE.
THEY ARE DESIGNED WITH EVERY
BELL AND WHISTLE YOU COULD
POSSIBLY WANT BUT ALSO TRYING TO
MAKE SURE WE ARE MAKING THIS AN
EXPERIENCE FOR OUR PATIENTS THAT
IS COMFORTABLE AND IS WELCOMING
AND MAKES THEM WANT TO BE HERE
BUT ALSO REMEMBERING THAT BEHIND
EVERY BEAUTIFUL THING WE HAVE
SET OUT, EVERYTHING HAS BEEN SET
OUT SUCH THAT IS SAFE AND WE CAN
DO WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO TO
TAKE CARE OF THAT MOM AND BABY
VERY QUICKLY.
>> OUR NEW NICU IS GOING TO BE
THE PERFECT PLACE FOR THE BABY,
FOR THE FAMILY IF THAT BABY IS
SICK.
WE ARE A HYBRID BED NICU.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THIS VERY
SPECIAL SMALL BABY UNIT THAT NO
OTHER HOSPITAL IN THE AREA HAS.
WE ARE IMPORTANTLY ONE FLOOR
AWAY FROM LABOR AND DELIVERY.
WE CAN JUST RUN DOWN THE STAIRS
IF WE ARE NEEDED ON LABOR AND
DELIVERY FOR A BABY WHO IS SICK.
YOU WILL BE AMAZED HOW BABY --
HOW WILL YOUR BABY WILL DO.
THE SIX FLOORS ARE DIVIDED INTO
TWO AREAS.
THERE IS A WOMEN’S CARE DELIVERY
AREA ON ONE SIDE AND THEN THERE
IS THE NEW EXPANDED PEDIATRIC
SURGERY CARE UNIT.
THE NEW SIXTH FLOOR AREA WERE
SURGICAL PATIENTS WILL BE --
WHEN THEY COME DOWN THE HALL AND
SEE THE NURSES STATION AND THEY
ARE GOING INTO THEIR ROOM,
EVERYTHING IS ABOUT THEM AND
MAKING THEIR STAY AS PLEASANT AS
POSSIBLE.
IT IS UNPLEASANT TO BE IN
HOSPITAL.
.
NOBODY COMES BECAUSE THEY WANT
TO.
THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE
WAY THINGS ARE SET UP WITH ALL
THE VISUALS ARE MEANT TO BE
WELCOMING AND BECOMING SAID THAT
THEY HAVE A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE
AND ALSO REINFORCING THAT THEIR
CHILD IS GETTING THE BEST CARE
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