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Hometown Hero: Lyndsey Jones

Hometown Hero: Lyndsey Jones

by | Aug 21, 2018 | Press Coverage, Spotlight

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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, Puddles went missing and was never found. Lyndsey was devastated. She said her “world fell apart.”

The teen found a way to put her world back together and make the world better for other patients. She started Cuddles 4 Puddles.  In one year, she’s donated 120 plush puppies which she gives to patients at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital and medical clinics. She knows those toys are great medicine.

If you’d like to donate a new, unwrapped plush puppy you can go to Cuddles4Puddles on Facebook or send the toy or a donation to:

P.O. Box 4251 FM 2181
Suite 230 #105
Corinth, Texas
76210

Hometown Hero: SRH Volunteer Mayra Claudio

Hometown Hero: SRH Volunteer Mayra Claudio

by | Sep 25, 2017 | Press Coverage, Spotlight

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, escorting patients to their appointments, sorting and delivering the mail, delivering gifts to patients and more.

When Mayra was 1 year old, she had leg separation surgery at the Dallas hospital and says through the years the doctors, nurses and staff made a powerful difference in her life.  She’s happy to give back by donating more than 7,300 volunteer hours.

Watch the full video here: www.fox4news.com/news/fox-4-features/hometown-hero-mayra-claudio

FOX 4: Study finds concussion concerns for girls

FOX 4: Study finds concussion concerns for girls

by | Sep 15, 2017 | Press Coverage, Sports Medicine

Visit FOX 4’s website to watch Miller’s full interview and learn more about the importance of following proper concussion protocol.

A new study found girls were significantly more likely than boys to return to play
the same day following a soccer-related concussion, placing them at risk for more significant
injury.

The study examined young athletes, average age 14, who sustained a concussion while playing
soccer and who were treated at a pediatric sports medicine clinic in Texas. Of the 87 athletes
diagnosed with a soccer-related concussion, two-thirds (66.7 percent) were girls. Among them,
more than half (51.7 percent) resumed playing in a game or practice the same day as their injury,
compared to just 17.2 percent of boys.

“The girl soccer players were 5 times more likely than boys to return to play on the same day as
their concussion,” said Shane M. Miller, MD, FAAP, senior author of the abstract and a sports
medicine physician at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. “This is cause for concern,
especially with previous studies showing that girls suffer twice as many concussions as boys,” he
said.

“Consistent with our findings in other sports, young soccer players are returning to play on the
same day despite recommendations from medical organizations, such as the American Academy
of Pediatrics, and laws in all 50 states intended to protect their growing brains,” he said. “Despite
increased concerns about the risks of concussions, the culture among athletes to tough it out and
play through an injury often takes priority over the importance of reporting an injury and coming
out of a game or practice.”