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	<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:53:44 -0600</pubDate>
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	  <title><![CDATA[Overcoming the Odds]]></title>
	  <link>http://www.tccokc.org/hopetv/all/m.blog/131/overcoming-the-odds</link>
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	  <description><![CDATA[By talking with Pamela Anderson today, one would never guess she beat the odds and overcame a debilitating disease at the age of four. "It was a struggle," the former patient from The Children's Center said. "Just getting up everyday was a struggle. I truly believe that without this Center I wouldn't have survived," Pamela described as she strolled down the halls of the Donald W. Reynolds Complex. ]]></description>
	  <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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	  <title><![CDATA[New Ventilators Provide Greater Outcomes for Patients]]></title>
	  <link>http://www.tccokc.org/news/m.blog/23/new-ventilators-provide-greater-outcomes-for-patients</link>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Approximately 85% of the inpatients at The Children's Center have some type of respiratory disease or condition.  Many of these patients have acute or chronic problems and their care is under the direction of pediatric pulmonologist James Royall, M.D.  ]]></description>
	  <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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	  <title><![CDATA[Many Blessings are Received this Holiday Season]]></title>
	  <link>http://www.tccokc.org/news/m.blog/23/many-blessings-are-received-this-holiday-season</link>
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	  <description><![CDATA[The SandRidge executive team encouraged each floor in their downtown office building to decorate a Christmas tree in support of a local nonprofit of their choice.  Remarkably, three floors selected The Childrenâs Center.  While each floor chose a different theme, they had the same goal in mind â to bless The Childrenâs Center. ]]></description>
	  <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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	  <title><![CDATA[Protect Your Child with a Meningitis Vaccine]]></title>
	  <link>http://www.tccokc.org/news/m.blog/23/protect-your-child-with-a-meningitis-vaccine</link>
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	  <description><![CDATA[The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that there are approximately 1,000 cases of meningococal meningitis each year. In just minutes to hours, a life can be devastated by this disease. Meningitis can be in the form of bacteria or a virus that causes swelling of the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord.  ]]></description>
	  <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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	  <title><![CDATA[Donor featured on KFOR]]></title>
	  <link>http://www.tccokc.org/news/m.blog/23/donor-featured-on-kfor</link>
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	  <description><![CDATA[For years now, Pat Hendrix has been sewing blankets for the patients at The Children's Center- by hand. News Channel 4 in Oklahoma City found out about the generosity Ms. Hendrix has bestowed upon the Center, and featured her story on their "Is this a Great State or What" segment.  ]]></description>
	  <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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	  <title><![CDATA[Ashlynn's Independence]]></title>
	  <link>http://www.tccokc.org/hopetv/all/m.blog/131/ashlynn-s-independence</link>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Most of us think of Independence Day as the Fourth of July, but 3-year-old Ashlynn celebrates increased independence everyday at The Children's Center. About a year ago Ashlynn came to The Children's Center after experiencing a severe traumatic brain injury. When she first came to The Center, Ashlynn was able to breathe on her own, but was totally dependent on nurses, therapists, and family to do everything else for her. ]]></description>
	  <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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	  <title><![CDATA[Holiday Baby Basics Underway]]></title>
	  <link>http://www.tccokc.org/news/m.blog/23/holiday-baby-basics-underway</link>
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	  <description><![CDATA[With the holidays fast approaching, excitement is growing at The Childrenâs Center. âThis time of year is always fun for the patients and staff here,â said Amy Coldren, special events coordinator at The Childrenâs Center. âThe Christmas tree is going up in the lobby, and soon it will be filled with gifts and medical supplies for the 120 patients at The Childrenâs Center,â she said. ]]></description>
	  <pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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	  <title><![CDATA[Help us win a $10,000 Grant!]]></title>
	  <link>http://www.tccokc.org/news/m.blog/23/help-us-win-a-10-000-grant</link>
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	  <description><![CDATA[We are excited that The Children's Center has been named as a finalist for a $10,000 grant from the Cox Connects Foundation. That means we are one of 20 local nonprofits participating in Coxâs online voting contest to receive the $10,000 grant. ]]></description>
	  <pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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	  <title><![CDATA[Changing Lives with Technology]]></title>
	  <link>http://www.tccokc.org/hopetv/other-stories-making-news/m.blog/161/changing-lives-with-technology</link>
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	  <description><![CDATA[The Children's Center in Bethany, Oklahoma uses a variety of types of technology to maximize the potential of the patients at the Center.  This video highlights some of this technology used. ]]></description>
	  <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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	  <title><![CDATA[New iPads for Patients at The Children’s Center]]></title>
	  <link>http://www.tccokc.org/news/m.blog/23/new-ipads-for-patients-at-the-children-s-center</link>
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	  <description><![CDATA[For 3-year-old Abbagale Gonzales, progress is measured by small movements, like a slight hand action or a quick smile. Those simple motions let her nurses know how she is feeling. Abbagale was born with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, leaving her ventilator dependent and in need of 24-hour medical care. Abbagale lacks the strength to use a computer keyboard or click a mouse because of her disability. But give her an iPad, and she will do incredible things through a simple touch.  ]]></description>
	  <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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