Remarkably, her mother tells me that she underwent the surgery only two days ago, and the beautiful little spitfire is already up and about, trying on a purple feather boa and posing for pictures. Sydney confides that she now has an exclamation point on her chest, a term of endearment given to the scar she will carry for the rest of her life. I have never felt so proud to play a part in the industry that makes recoveries like hers and so many others possible. I return to the Center eager to do more. I can't wait to get back in a classroom and soak up as much as possible so that I can do more.
Research is a veritable new life.
Even more amazing is that anyone wanting to get involved need only ask. In fact, the Center has a prosperous summer internship program where students have been able to work in areas from community based research to laboratory research using biomedical techniques including polymerase chain reaction, gel electrophoresis, and recombinant DNA technologies. From the Center for Pediatric Research to the Children's Hospital of the Kings Daughters, hope is the link. Hope that all children will be protected from disease through immunizations. Hope that asthma sufferers will one day come to be known only as asthma carriers.