Dallas Mavericks players were joined by their mascot, Champ, last week as they visited patients at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. Three players from the Mavs shot baskets and played games with patients on the hospital's multi-sport court. After an hour of...
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WFAA: Born without hands, Desmond Blair turns challenges into something beautiful
Desmond Blair, a former hand patient and current Scottish Rite Hospital employee, has spent much of his life surprising people with his artistic abilities. Despite his hand difference and people's doubts, Desmond followed his longtime dream of being an artist. Now he...
Clemson Football Team Visits Scottish Rite Hospital Before Cotton Bowl
Two days before their 30-3 victory over Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl, the Clemson football team visited patients and families at Scottish Rite Hospital. Led by head coach Dabo Swinney and their honorary captain, 8-year-old Layton Horner, the Tigers spent the morning...
CBS DFW: 84-year-old graduates from UT-Dallas
Janet Fein spent two decades working at Scottish Rite Hospital before retiring at age 77. On Wednesday, December 18, 2018, the 84-year-old will cross the graduation stage at the University of Texas at Dallas and receive her Bachelor’s Degree. Through hard work and...
Hometown Hero: Lyndsey Jones
Watch the full video. Lyndsey Jones is 16 years old. During her young life, this teenager has had nine surgeries. Puddles is her plush toy that’s been with Lyndsey for 11 years. In and out of the hospital, Puddles was there to comfort her. Last September at camp,...
WFAA: Dallas chef making a difference in hospital kitchen
For the video and full story, watch here. Most chefs spend decades trying to get where Venus DeJesus was back in 1996. After years of hard work DeJesus, an immigrant from Mexico, husband and father of two had made it to the top. He landed a job in one of Dallas'...
Hometown Hero: Micah Pinson
Clarice Tinsley from KDFW FOX 4 featured our hand patient Micah on her "Hometown Hero" segment. Since age 6, Micah has been collecting toys for the patients of our hospital. To learn more about Micah and see the full story, watch the segment here:Â ...
Scottish Rite Hospital Doctors Make Friendly Competition out of Dallas Marathon
It's part tradition, part friendly competition: Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children's faculty vs. fellows. Teams of five will relay the 26.2-mile BMW Dallas Marathon on Sunday. "There's a fellow team every year made up of fellows who are training to become...
A Wise Approach: Frisco Style
When Dr. Carol Wise looks at the thousands of specimen tubes that reside in the laboratory she oversees at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas, she sees not only vials filled with important DNA samples, but also the patients and families behind them....
Courageous Kid: Aspen Wilkinson
Every little gymnast has big dreams, but 8-year-old Aspen Wilkinson is no ordinary gymnast. "Aspen is obviously a really brave and strong little girl who doesn't stop ever!" said her mother, Mary Novas. Aspen doesn't let her prosthetic foot keep her from the sport she...
Hometown Hero: SRH Volunteer Mayra Claudio
31-year-old Mayra Claudio loves to go fast. Her wheelchair has five speeds, and she uses them. People at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children are accustomed to her smiling, social self as she rides by them. Since 2005, she's volunteered about five days a week,...