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>> I REMEMBER THE LOUDSPEAKER CAME ON, AND THEY CALLED
ME DOWN TO THE OFFICE AT MY SCHOOL.
AND MY DAD TOOK ME TO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA,
AND HE TOLD ME THAT THINGS WEREN'T REALLY GOING WELL.
I KNEW THAT LAUREN HAD BEEN GOING FOR BLOOD TESTS
AND OTHER THINGS HAD BEEN HAPPENING.
SHE HAD BEEN COMPLAINING OF HER BACK HURTING,
BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME EVERYTHING REALLY JUST EXPLODED
RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME.
>> I GOT LEUKEMIA WHEN I WAS AROUND 6 YEARS OLD IN KINDERGARTEN.
YOU JUST FEEL HELPLESS BECAUSE YOU CAN'T REALLY DO ANYTHING
EXCEPT JUST SIT THERE IN THE BED AND WAIT UNTIL YOUR COUNTS COME UP.
AS YOU GET THROUGH, AT THE END YOU'RE LIKE--YOU FEEL LIKE A HERO.
>> WHEN LAUREN WAS FIRST DIAGNOSED, CHOP REALLY HELPED US
IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.
WHEN WE FIRST GOT TO CHOP, THEY TOOK US RIGHT IN THROUGH
THE ER AND GOT US INTO A ROOM ALMOST IMMEDIATELY,
WHICH WAS VERY COMFORTING.
COMMUNICATION WAS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST WAY.
YOU ALWAYS FELT LIKE YOU KNEW WHAT WAS AROUND THE CORNER,
AND THAT WAS VERY HELPFUL.
>> THEY REALLY HELP YOU THROUGHOUT YOUR TREATMENT.
IT'S LIKE THEY JUST GUIDE YOU AS YOU GO ALONG AND HELP YOU A LOT.
>> ONE PIECE OF ADVICE THAT I WOULD GIVE TO FAMILIES WHO ARE
COMING TO CHOP FOR THE FIRST TIME IS TO TRUST THE CARE TEAM
THAT YOU'RE WORKING WITH BECAUSE THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE YOUR HAND
THROUGH EVERY ENCOUNTER THAT YOU WILL HAVE HERE.
THEY WILL TREAT YOU AS A TRUE PARTNER ON YOUR CHILD'S CARE
TEAM AND STAND AND FIGHT SIDE BY SIDE WITH YOU THROUGH THIS ORDEAL.
>> MY FIRST TIME AT THE HOSPITAL, WHEN I FIRST WALKED IN,
I REALIZED HOW COOL IT WAS.
EVERYBODY SEEMED REALLY CALM.
I WAS EXPECTING MAYHEM WHEN IT WAS REALLY ORGANIZED.
>> I FEEL GREAT ABOUT THE CARE THAT SHE'S RECEIVED HERE AT CHOP.
AS A DAD, THAT'S ALL YOU WANT-- IS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE DOING
EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO GET YOUR CHILD THE RIGHT CARE.
>> ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING THINGS ABOUT
THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA IS THEIR ABILITY
TO TAKE EVERY CHILD AND WORK WITH EACH FAMILY AND SUPPORT EACH FAMILY
IN THE WAY THAT WORKS FOR THEM.
>> THE DIFFERENCE IS WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS,
YOU WANT TO KNOW THAT YOU'VE GOT OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE GOING
TO COLLABORATE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
AND I THINK THAT'S THE CHOP DIFFERENCE--IS HAVING THOSE
OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
HAVING SOME OF THE GREATEST MINDS THAT THERE ARE IN THE WORLD
WORKING TOGETHER TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOUR CHILD.
>> YOU JUST GOT TO BELIEVE IN YOURSELF.
IT'S LIKE SOCCER.
LET'S SAY YOU'RE TRYING TO GET TO THE GOAL,
TRYING TO GET TO THE GOAL.
AND THEN ONCE YOU REACH THAT GOAL, YOU SHOOT, AND YOU SCORE,
AND THAT'S THE--THAT'S HOW YOU BELIEVE IN YOURSELF.
YOU GOTTA TRY.