Miracle Kids
Kaitlin Clutter
When Kaitlin Clutter of Manchester, N.J. was born with Spina Bifida, everyone said she would have such severe complications that she would never perform the most basic tasks.She would never crawl, walk, see, hear, speak, learn or eat.Fortunately, no one ever told Kaitlin that.
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Did You Know?
• In one year, Children's Miracle Network hospitals benefit more children than any other children's cause or organization.
• One NICU bed costs $41,000. A well-equipped neonatal intensive care unit needs 15-20 beds.
• Repairing a heart valve in a child averages $65,000.
• A bone marrow transplant to treat sickle cell anemia or leukemia averages $223,000.
• The average treatment for a child with cancer costs $75,000.
Children's Miracle Network hospitals treat:
• 98% of all children needing heart or lung transplants
• 88% of all children with cancer
• 76% of all children with
cystic fibrosis
• 90% of all children with
sickle cell anemia
• 72% of all children with
pediatric AIDS
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