Family’s Pursuit of Hope and Better Medical Care Leads Them to Seattle Children’s

Seattle Children’s providers are leaders in brain tumor care and research, offering some of the most advanced treatments, neurosurgeries and clinical trials of any children’s hospital.

Its Brain Tumor Program is the largest in the Northwest and one of the largest in the world.

In this edition of On the Pulse, one Seattle Children’s patient shares their personal experience traveling across the world for medical care, navigating language and education barriers, and finding strength in transition.

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‘You Are a Miracle’: One Patient’s Journey with an Eating Disorder

Emme, a Seattle Children’s Eating Disorders Recovery Program patient, shares her “lifelong journey” to recovery

Seattle Children’s Eating Disorders Recovery Program diagnoses and treats children and teens with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and other eating disorders.

In this edition of On the Pulse, 19-year-old Emme shares her personal experience at Seattle Children’s – from diagnosis to ongoing recovery, and the lessons learned along the way.

 

Content warning: The following article describes a patient’s journey with an eating disorder and may be difficult for some to read.

We encourage readers to prioritize their own mental and emotional needs in reading this story. Resources have been provided following the article.

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