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Reds pitcher helps local boy overcome medical condition

News August 12, 2016 5418

Tracy Blower heard about Melville and contacted him, hoping for maybe an autograph for her youngest son. Instead, Melville offered more. Much more. Melville invited Tracy,...

Professional Male Athletes Struggle With Body Image Issues Too Hot

News Updated July 14, 2016 14014

Being plagued with body image issues and insecurities is currently more common than ever, impacting individuals of all shapes and sizes. However, one would think that professional athletes, with...

Hinsdale Central's Nick Midlash sets personal milestones after surgery

News April 08, 2016 6571

Over winter break in December 2014, months before his sophomore track season, Hinsdale Central's Nick Midlash had surgery on his rib cage because of pectus excavatum, a condition in...

Young girl with pectus excavatum and a broken ankle still finishes her race

News Updated April 05, 2016 8035

After stumbling twice on the rough terrain, Autumn thought she’d just badly sprained her right ankle. But a hospital X-ray later confirmed she had actually broken it -...

Tim Melville overcoming odds, on brink of big-league debut

News March 26, 2016 5741

Tim Melville will often scan a crowd and find a kid that is just like he was. It’s a small thing and he can see it in their posture...

Teen lifts himself to health

News January 08, 2016 8679

And now the 6-foot-4 Taylor has become a stud. He said the surgeon had advised him to do weight training to build up his chest muscles. A stronger chest...

From patient to mentee

News November 03, 2015 6655

After undergoing surgery to have two steel bars inserted into her chest during the summer between her sophomore and junior year, Rebecca Uhl agreed with two rules from her...

"My Scars Are My Battle Wounds. At Least I Have a Beating Heart." A Story About Conquering a Painful Life Curveball

News Updated September 09, 2015 8805

I will never forget when my hospital door opened and in walked a Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgeon and his team. I was confused. Why was he here? I had just...

Teen with Pectus Excavatum Honored with Rotary Club Award

News August 04, 2015 6646

Although she could have shied away from the topic, she has chosen to share her story publicly, often blogging about her condition online. In an effort to help other...

2 Teen Musicians Get Nussed and Change Their Lives for the Better

News June 05, 2015 6121

“It is close to a miracle as you can possibly imagine that she would meet Sam, that the mothers would then share information, that this support group kind of...

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