ALLIE JACQUES
Allie is 5 years old. She
was diagnosed with acute
lymphoblastic leukemia when she was
only 9 months old. Allie has completed
three years of chemotherapy at Shannon
Medical Center Pediatric Outpatient
Clinic and is now in remission.
RYLAN REY
Rylan was born prematurely
at 34 weeks at Shannon Medical Center
in June 2009. He initially was not breath-
ing and required resuscitation. He spent
10 days in the Shannon Medical Center
neonatal intensive care
unit and is now a
healthy 2-year-old.
KASH KELSO
Kash is 2 years
old. He was diagnosed with
a stage 4 Wilm’s tumor with
renal involvement in July
2011. Kash had surgery in Sep-
tember 2011 to remove his right
kidney and the tumor. Kash goes
to Shannon Medical Center Pediatric
Outpatient Clinic for ongoing chemotherapy.
TIFFANY ANDRADE
Tifany is 15 years
old. She was diagnosed with acute hemo-
lytic anemia and cold agglutinin disease
when she was 11. Her particular type of
anemia causes her white blood cells to
attack her red blood cells. Tere is no
cure yet. Tifany requires warmed
fuids when she receives IV fuids or
chemotherapy infusion. She is seen
at the Shannon Pediatric Outpatient
Clinic every three months by Donald
Beam, MD, a hematologist/oncologist
from Cook Children’s Hospital. Tifany
receives ongoing chemotherapy at Shan-
non Medical Center.
TINKER GRANZIN
Tinker is 11 years old. She
developed a severe kidney stone when she was
9. She required emergency surgery followed by
sound-wave destruction of the stone. Te kidney
stone was so large that it blocked the kidney,
causing a life-threatening infection. Surgery
was performed just in time at Shannon Medical
Center. Tinker is active and healthy today.
2012 CHILDREN’S
MIRACLE NETWORK
MIRACLE KIDS
Introducing our
Let ’er buck!
Mark your
calendar!
Children’s Miracle
Network events
See us at the Sunset Mall, or listen in on 94.7 FM.
Buy a ticket to the matinee perfor-
mance, and at least $1 of your ticket
will be given to the Children’s Miracle
Network at Shannon Medical Center
to help children right here in the
Concho Valley.
Presented by the San Angelo Stock Show and
Rodeo Association in partnership
with CMN.
CMN Day at the Rodeo
Sunday, Feb. 19, 3 p.m.
KIXY Cares for Kids Radiothon
Thursday and Friday, Feb. 23 and 24, 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.,
and Saturday, Feb. 25, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
For more information about
upcoming events or to donate
to the Children’s Miracle
Network at Shannon Medical
Center, call 325-481-6160 or
visit www.cmnsanangelo.org.
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Interact with DJs Jay Michaels and David Carr and
Miracle mom Delaine Fuchs.
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Hear stories of Miracle families and kids treated at
Shannon Medical Center.
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Meet the 2012 Miracle Kids.
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Listen to interviews of medical personnel from Shannon
Women’s & Children’s Hospital.
Tune in!
Tanks to our generous Children’s Miracle Network sponsors, who help make miracles happen!
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