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Job Hunting Tips for Young Adults with Social Anxiety
Early spring is when many young adults and soon-to-be-grads begin the internship and job search. Networking, interviews, seminars and group projects on top of pleasing professors, parents and bosses can be stressful, even... Read More
An Eye for Detail: Mackenzie Brings Lurie Children’s Wayfinding Animals to Life Through Art
Mackenzie Collins, 12, has been a patient at Lurie Children’s since the age of three, and sees her caregivers every couple of weeks. Over the years, she has become very familiar with all... Read More
Jayne’s Lifelong Battle: 13 Brain Surgeries in 16 Years
Jayne Crouthamel, 16, has undergone 13 brain surgeries to treat her congenital hydrocephalus, a neurological condition she was diagnosed with at birth. Raised in Burr Ridge, Illinois, Jayne’s condition causes cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)... Read More
I Got This! – What to Read When You’re Learning to Grow Up
By Mira Wang I’m 22 now, but when I was a teenager in the not-so-distant past, I read books to learn about myself and the world. It started when I was small. I’d... Read More
Emma’s Legacy: Smiles and Books for Kids Like Her
“Books are for people who wish they were somewhere else.” – Mark Twain That quote was particularly true for Emma Quid. Diagnosed in June 2014 with a clival chordoma, a type of brain... Read More
George Can See, Thanks to a Diligent Emergency Physician and Timely Surgery
The daughter of a blind mother and a legally blind godmother, Heather Sullivan grew up “witnessing the blind living in a sighted world,” she says. So, when her mother was visiting and took... Read More