Elijah’s Story: Navigating a Medical Mystery
From BREAKING THROUGH with Madeline Bell by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
March 31, 2023 · 16 min · Season 5 · Episode 5
About this episode
Elijah and his family share their journey of finding answers to his medical condition at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
From the time Elijah was a baby, he had many painful symptoms – and no one could determine what was wrong. But when Elijah was a toddler, his family finally found answers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. In this episode of The Breakthrough Chronicles, 12-year-old Elijah and his parents talk to Madeline about how teams at CHOP transformed his health – and his life.
People in this episode
Host: Madeline Bell
Guest: Elijah
Topics covered
- medical mystery
- pediatric health
- family experience
- health transformation
- CHOP
Keywords
- Elijah
- medical mystery
- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- pediatric health
- health transformation
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
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