Jun 18, 2024 · When she was 20 months old, Keira was diagnosed with one of the rarest forms of polio, bulbospinal, a type that only 0.001% of all polio patients are diagnosed with. Now 18 years old, the Shriners Children’s St. Louis and Chicago patient

Dec 13, 2023 · Keira, residing on the Illinois side of St. Louis, initially sought help from Shriners Hospitals for Children at just 13 months old. Suspected to have clubfoot, it took Keira seven months to be diagnosed with bulbospinal poliomyelitis, an uncommon form of polio that affected her entire right side, resulting in crural monoplegia and scoliosis.

Feb 28, 2023 · Keira and Hannea found their homes away from home at Shriners Children's Philadelphia while receiving care for their rare medical conditions. While some patients need basic care at our hospital, others face more complex conditions …

Oct 12, 2023 · At 12 months old, Keira’s family brought her to a Shriners Children's screening clinic because they suspected she had clubfoot. It took seven months from the first appointment for Keira to be...

Keira is an active Patient Ambassador for Shriners Hospitals for Children – St. Louis. She takes part in the KMOV Cares telethon every year and has been in a promotional video with the Cardinal’s Michael Wacha. This little girl has accomplished a lot in her 10 years.

Keira, 15, a patient at Shriners Hospitals for Children — St. Louis will have the experience of a lifetime when she represents the local Shriners care location at the Shriners Children's Open, an official PGA TOUR event in Las Vegas this October.

Oct 27, 2016 · Back in the U.S., Shriners Hospital for Children in St. Louis began caring for Keira at 13 months. She was diagnosed at 19 months with polio, which has mostly been eradicated from the world.

Aug 19, 2024 · Read more about Keira's patient story and passion for archery at ShrinersSTL.org. (LINK in BIO) #Paralympics #PediatricOrthopedics #Hope #ShrinersChildrens @shrinershospitals @shrinerschicago".

Keira on KMOV Ch 4 Heros 4 Kids Shriners Hospital Telethon with News Anchor Claire Kellett.

Our very own Keira was part of this very important meeting to thank Scentsy and their consultants for supporting Shriners Hospitals! Way to go Keira!