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Scottish Rite Hospital Patients Depart For Annual Amputee Ski Trip

by | Feb 13, 2019 | General News, Press Coverage

Fourteen amputee patients from Scottish Rite Hospital received a grand send-off this week at DFW airport as they departed for the hospital’s annual Amputee Ski Trip. Representatives from Scottish Rite Hospital, American Airlines and DFW International Airport threw a party for the patients prior to their flight to Denver. The teenagers will spend a week at the National Sports Center for the Disabled (NCSD) in Winter Park, Colorado, where they will learn to ski and snowboard despite their limb differences.

Several patients discussed their excitement for the trip with local media, while representatives from the hospital offered insight on the benefits the trip provides to the kids. The goal of the trip is to foster a sense of self-confidence, discovery and independence for the patients. Snow skiing is well suited for amputees and, with special equipment, they can quickly become competitive and often excel at the sport.

Watch coverage of the send-off party from FOX 4 and CBS 11.

CBS DFW: 84-year-old graduates from UT-Dallas

CBS DFW: 84-year-old graduates from UT-Dallas

by | Dec 18, 2018 | General News, Press Coverage

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 perseverance, Fein has proved that anyone can further their education, regardless of their age.
 
“You can do it,” Fein said of returning to school. “You can do it if you keep working at it. Have a goal, find that goal and finish it.”
 
Though she has achieved her initial goal, Fein says she may not be finished with her education. She says she may enroll in more classes and work toward a minor in political science.
 
Watch Janet’s full story on CBS 11.