Category Archives: Guest blogger

The Art of Paper Airplanes


“Hi, I’m Rebecca with Art from the Heart. Do you want to make paper airplanes to fly at your doctors or nurses?” As volunteers visiting patients and families at Vermont Children’s Hospital at Fletcher Allen, we need quick and playful … Continue reading

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Finding a New Normal After Cancer Diagnosis & Treatment


June 2 is National Cancer Survivors’ Day. I was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia in October 1999. I received a bone marrow transplant the following March. While on my journey, which included a diagnosis of thyroid cancer in 2010, I … Continue reading

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Care is the Key at Fletcher Allen: A Community Rounds Intern Shares His Experience


I suspect I’m like many people in our area.  I’ve spent some time at Fletcher Allen as a patient.  I’ve watched in awe as my children came into the world there.  I’ve visited friends and family there countless times.  I … Continue reading

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Remembering Together: A Mother on Attending the Children’s Memorial Service


EDITOR’S NOTE: The Vermont Children’s Hospital at Fletcher Allen is holding its tenth annual Children’s Memorial Service on Sunday, November 18, 2012, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. at Ira Allen Chapel on the campus of the University of Vermont.  The service provides … Continue reading

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Giving from the Heart, For the Heart – Guest Blog by Mary Evslin


The Cardiovascular Angel Club is a new opportunity enabling philanthropists to fund potential breakthroughs in cardiology at Fletcher Allen directly and personally. Fletcher Allen, along with the University of Vermont (UVM) College of Medicine, already has one of the best … Continue reading

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