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I wanted to say first of all that it is very uplifting to see the “change the outcome” commercials that are often run during Reds games on FSN. It hits close to home with me because of a similar experience my family had 4 years ago. My son Charlie was diagnosed with AML in 2006 at 16 months old. We were devestated by the news initially, but the professionalism and knowledge displayed by Dr James Gellar, Phillip Roehrs, Lars Wagner, Michael Absalon, and Karen Burns (and others, as well as nurses) really helped us get through a difficult time. They mapped out a treatment plan for us and after 8 months Charlie was free of leukemia and back to living a normal life. Four and a half years later he is a happy kindergarden student at Maple Dale Elementary.
Since he has been in remission for almost 5 years now, he will no longer require clinical visits every six months for blood checks. He is now going to be transferred into the program headed by Dr. Burns which cares for those who are considered to have been cured.
Words can’t begin to express how grateful my wife and I are for the wonderful treatment Charlie received. CCHMC has given us the greatest gift we could have ever received, and that was the health of our son Charlie.
As stated initially, I started thinking about writing this after seeing one of the two commercials they usually run. I’m sure there are a million other stories out there like ours, but if CCHMC is ever in need of another “success story” for a change the outcome commercial, we would be happy to include Charlie. We hold CCHMC in the highest regard and always will.
Thank You,
Jason Ehrhardt
Dear Cincinnati Children’s Blog Staff:
I am an incoming pediatric resident with an avid interest in pediatric health policy and patient literacy. I thoroughly enjoy reading your blog posts, and I am wildly excited about starting my residency training at Cincinnati! Do you accept posts by residents as well?
Thanks for all that you do to make Cincinnati Children’s an institution of excellence!
Ray