{"id":19401,"date":"2024-11-20T22:23:24","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T22:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lpfch.org\/?p=19401"},"modified":"2025-05-22T19:28:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T19:28:04","slug":"christine-tao-fall-2024-hospital-hero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lpfch.org\/tl\/impact-stories\/christine-tao-fall-2024-hospital-hero\/","title":{"rendered":"Christine Tao, 2024 Hospital Hero"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Si Mikayla, 6, ay gumugol ng Marso hanggang Hunyo 2023 sa aming Betty Irene Moore Children&#039;s Heart Center habang naghihintay siya ng transplant sa puso. Isang aliw kay Mikayla at sa kanyang pamilya ay ang child life specialist na si Christine Tao, MS, CCLS. Si Tao ay isa sa ilang mga tao na maaaring paginhawahin si Mikayla sa panahon ng kanyang mga pamamaraan at ang madalas na pagbabago ng damit. Ngayon, maganda ang pakiramdam ni Mikayla sa kanyang bagong puso, at patuloy pa rin si Tao na mag-\u201chi\u201d kay Mikayla kapag bumalik siya para sa mga checkup.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAng aking mga pasyente at pamilya ay ang pinakamatatag at pinakamatapang na cardiac warrior na nakilala ko. \u2026 Napakalaking karangalan na maging bahagi ng kanilang mga kuwento, suportahan sila sa ilan sa kanilang mga pinakamahirap na sandali, at magdiwang kasama nila sa kanilang mga tagumpay.&quot;\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2014Christine Tao, MS, CCLS, child life specialist sa Heart Center<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ang artikulong ito ay orihinal na lumabas sa Fall 2024 na isyu ng <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/lpfch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Packard-Childrens-News-Fall-2024-LR.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Balitang Pambata ng Packard<\/span><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Si Mikayla, 6, ay gumugol ng Marso hanggang Hunyo 2023 sa aming Betty Irene Moore Children&#039;s Heart Center habang naghihintay siya ng transplant sa puso. 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