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Teenager Saige Scheele loves playing softball and spending time with her horses. After a car crash led to a brain injury, Saige didn’t know if she would be able to get back to doing the things she loves. Thanks to Madonna’s team of brain injury specialists and state-of-the-art technology, Saige is back home with her beloved horses and playing catch with her siblings.
After a serious car accident in February, Gabi Cepek was unsure if she would ever play volleyball again. After several surgeries, the star athlete from Seward had a long road ahead of her. But thanks to her determination and outpatient physical therapy at Madonna TherapyPlus, Gabi was able to return to the court to help her team advance to the state tournament.
When he’s not watching "Paw Patrol," 4-year-old Jensen Miles loves playing outside. But in May 2022, his parents knew something was wrong when his body grew weak and he lost the use of his arms and legs. Doctors at Boys Town National Research Hospital diagnosed the energetic boy from O’Neill, Nebraska, with Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rare condition where the immune system attacks the body’s nerves.
Madonna's Institute for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering has the tools and expertise to design and build custom devices for children with special needs, like 3-year-old Aubrey Morgan. Read more about Aubrey's journey here.
Jayslynn “Jays” Ramirez has always loved Christmas, and this year the holiday will mean even more to her and her family. That’s because Jays will be home for the first time since an August car accident left her with a brain injury. While she recovered at Madonna, her care team incorporated her love of Christmas into her therapy, like decorating the Christmas tree. “That’s the cool part about doing things that patients love because you’re able to marry the therapy and what they want to do together, and that way everyone wins,” Bridget Mulhall, an occupational therapy student who worked with Jays at Madonna, said.
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