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Roberto Garcia Roberto Garcia, Photo by Klare Perez It wasn’t until Roberto Garcia’s 14-year-old nephew was put on a ventilator at Methodist Children’s Hospital that he ever considered entering the medical field. His nephew had muscular dystrophy and Garcia, then 17, remembers being both comforted and fascinated as he watched the respiratory therapist manage the ventilator that was essentially acting as the teenager’s lungs. Garcia’s nephew eventually passed away from complications of his disorder, but Garcia says that only cemented his resolve to become the first in his family to a...

10-year-old fights cancer through 2020, will learn to walk again in 2021 Zamiah Adams has danced her way through a difficult diagnosis-- bone cancer. On TikTok, she can be seen showing off her dance moves alongside doctors and nurses. Author: Holly Stouffer (KENS5) Updated: 10:54 PM CST December 23, 2020 SAN ANTONIO — Zamiah Adams has danced her way through a difficult diagnosis. On TikTok, she has a few videos showing off her moves alongside her doctors and nurses. "It made us stronger," Tyronae said. They turned trips to the hospital into fashion shows. The...

Holiday glow lights up hospitals FacebookTwitterEmail A row of bright red and blue lights greeted children and hospital workers at four medical centers Wednesday night, courtesy of San Antonio’s first responders. Police, firefighters and sheriff‘s deputies parked outside of the hospitals as part of First Responders’ Christmas Night Lights Extravaganza. Joe Arrington, a San Antonio Fire Department spokesman, said it was easy for them to take some time out of the day and put a smile on kid’s faces. “If we can take a moment to distract the kids from why they’re in the hospital, that�...

The best way to spread Christmas cheer is with a light show from SA's finest. Author: Megan Ball Updated: 11:32 PM CST December 23, 2020 SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio's first responders partnered up to bring a little Christmas cheer to children patients and front line health care employees in our area hospitals Wednesday night.  The Bexar County Sheriff's Office, San Antonio Fire Department, San Antonio Police Department, University Health System, Methodist Children's Hospital, The Children's Hospital of San Antonio, and the North Central Baptist Children's Hosp...

Children affected by cancer receive gifts from Bella Strong organization Laredo Morning Times FacebookTwitterEmail 1of11 Volunteers help distribute gifts from the Smiles from Heaven booth, Saturday, Dec. 19, at Pla-Mor during the Smiles from Heaven Drive-Thru Toy Giveaway.Danny Zaragoza, Staff Photographer / Laredo Morning TimesShow MoreShow Less 2of11 3of11 4of11 Volunteer Valerie Trevino helps distribute gifts from the Smokers Alibi booth, Saturday, Dec. 19, at Pla-Mor during the Smiles from Heaven Drive-Thru Toy Giveaway.Danny Zaragoza, Staff Photographer / Laredo Morning TimesShow MoreSho...