Stories

Embracing A New Normal

March is Brain Injury Awareness month. As most people are defined by their injuries, we wanted to introduce you to the exception. Or should we say exceptional human being! Lexi DeLay was just 12 years old when she suffered her Traumatic Brain Injury. Now, more than a decade later, she continues to live her best life and prove she is more than her brain injury.

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Kinsey’s Story: Inpatient Rehab at Children’s Specialty Hospital at LifeScape

For the Capaldo family of Sioux Falls, Christmastime brings back memories of the tumultuous final months of 2015. It was during that holiday season that their daughter Kinsey was fighting to recover from a mysterious, life-threatening illness. It was the year they happily spent Christmas at Children’s Specialty Hospital at LifeScape—happy, because their daughter was alive and recovering.

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Kaymbria makes gains “her brain shouldn’t allow her to do”

"Kaymbria’s brain scans didn’t show much promise. Born healthy and happy not even four months earlier, she now faced a lifetime of complete care—unable to walk, talk, or even see. Her brain injury was so severe, physicians felt she would be socially unaware –unable to show or respond to affection. In addition, she had regular seizures.

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Baby Gabe is going home! How rehab nursing helped get him there.

“Nursing is a huge part of rehab. We have to look for cues that a medication or treatment isn’t being tolerated by the patient, or may not be helping them progress with the plan of care outlined by the doctor and therapists."

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Home for the Holidays – Times Two!

The specialty hospital at LifeScape is often a transition place for many babies and young children. It is a place where they can get the necessary therapy and medical care in order to one day go home. For two very special boys, that day has arrived just in time for Christmas.

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Baby Kaden: Fighter and Miracle of God

“Your baby’s condition is not compatible with life.” These stunning words were spoken to Susan and John Vanden Berg of Hills, MN, twelve weeks into Susan’s pregnancy with their first child.

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