How a High-Schooler's Clubfoot Treatment Inspired Her Art2Hearts Charity for Hospitalized Children
By
Maria Fontoura
The bagel they save for the regulars. Don't skim, savour.
Summary
Blake Crisses, born with clubfoot and successfully treated at the Hospital for Special Surgery, founded the Art2Hearts charity as a high-school student to bring cheerful art, workshops, and creative activities to hospitalized children around the world. The article shares her personal medical journey and how it inspired her to give back by brightening the lives of young patients through art.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledI was born in 2010 with one foot bent like a penguin's — a condition commonly known as clubfoot.
The conventional wisdom then was to operate, but my specialist, Dr. David Scher at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, had a bold idea.
If all went to plan, I'd have a straight right foot by the time I entered pre-K at four.
Happily, the casting was a big success. I was able to walk, skip, and run without a limp.
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