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Savhanna Alvarado is 16 years old
and has chronic asthma.
On average,
Savhanna is hospitalized once a month
and undergoes aggressive treatment. Ac-
cording to her pediatrician, she always
has a smile on her face despite her condi-
tion. Savhanna is a student at Lake View
High School, where her favorite subject
is biology. She likes chili dogs, ice cream
and all types of music.
Save the date
Children’s
Miracle
Network annual
Celebration
Telethon
You can help local kids by mak-
ing a simple phone call! The
2017 Children's Miracle Network
(CMN) Telethon will air Satur-
day, June 3 from 2 to 10 p.m. on
KLST-TV. The Celebration Tele-
thon provides the opportunity to
recognize and thank our donors
and sponsors while raising funds
toward our annual wish list.
Special segments will feature
the 2017 Miracle Kids’ stories
and information about the nu-
merous items needed to en-
hance care for children treated
at Shannon.
That simple phone call can
help make more miracles hap-
pen! Every pledge benefits local
children treated at Shannon.
Alissa Gomez
is 7 years old.
Alissa was diag-
nosed with medul-
loblastoma (a brain
tumor) in April 2016. A few
days after the diagnosis,
she had surgery to remove
the tumor from her brain,
followed by four months of
radiation.Thanks to fund-
ing from Children’s Mir-
acle Network, Alissa was
able to receive some of her
treatment at Shannon. She
likes playing at the park,
crafts and spaghetti. Alissa
and her two brothers live
in San Angelo with their
grandparents.
Meet the
2017
Miracle
Kids
After losing their first child to preterm de-
livery, Heston’s parents know he is a true
miracle.
Heston Lee Shorb was born six weeks
early and spent 12 days in the Shannon neona-
tal intensive care unit. He used several pieces of
equipment in addition to receiving a specialized
feeding therapy provided by Children’s Miracle
Network. He is now 19 months old and loves rid-
ing his pony, strawberries and playing with cars.
Bryson Brotherton is 2 years old.
In June 2016, he
was diagnosed with osteomyelitis in his right knee and
underwent surgery followed by six weeks of antibiotics.
A few months later, Bryson become very sick and was
taken to the Shannon emergency department. Bryson
was determined to be in diabetic ketoacidosis. Almost
in a coma, Bryson was airlifted to Dell Children’s
Hospital and was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Now
wearing an insulin pump, Bryson loves to play outside
in the sandbox and paint. Bryson lives with his parents
and older sister Adalynn in San Angelo.
In September 2015,
Taytem Davis had open
heart surgery to re-
pair her aorta.
Diag-
nosed with Loeys-Dietz
syndrome, a genetic tissue
disorder that affects the
body’s connective tissue,
Taytem will have to be
monitored for aneurysms
for the rest of her life.
Taytem is 14 years old and
a cheerleader at Sterling
City Junior High. She likes
swimming, reading and
vanilla cake. Taytem lives
in Sterling City with her
parents and three siblings,
Saydee, Vance and Emilee.
To learn how you
can help, please call
325-481-6160.
Children's Miracle Network
Spring 2017
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SAVHANNA ALVARADO
BRYSON BROTHERTON
HESTON SHORB
ALISSA GOMEZ
TAYTEM DAVIS