April is World Wish Month. 海角精品黑料 has teamed up with Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic to spotlight the amazing kids and volunteers who help make their wishes come true.
For 32 years, Dr. Shruti Paranjape has devoted her life to helping children breathe.
at Johns Hopkins Children鈥檚 Center treats a wide range of chronic and complex lung diseases, from asthma to bronchopulmonary dysplasia, but said much of her work focuses on cystic fibrosis.
鈥淚 take care of children with chronic lung diseases from birth to young adulthood,鈥� Paranjape said.
Before her career truly started, Paranjape, who attended the University of Pennsylvania and did her medical training at the University of Pittsburgh, knew the medical path she wanted to travel.
鈥淪o I knew I was already attracted to pulmonary physiology in general. When I was in medical school, children were for me. I did not really want to take care of adults,鈥� Paranjape said, laughing.
鈥淲ith children,鈥� Paranjape said, 鈥渋nnocence and resilience shines through, even in the face of serious illness.”
Paranjape, who is nearly 5 feet tall, said she will treat patients from birth until they outgrow her.
鈥淐hildren can live with chronic diseases, they can grow into adulthood, they can lead normal lives. I have relationships with my patients and families that begin at birth,” Paranjape said.
Through her work as a member of Make-A-Wish鈥檚 medical advisory council, she sees that strength through a different perspective.
鈥淲orking with wish families is so incredible, because I get to see aspects of care, and I get to see that kind of engagement from families and communities,鈥� Paranjape said. 鈥淪omething that is really kind of detached from my office and my hospital setting.鈥�
During a Make-A-Wish open house at 海角精品黑料, Paranjape said 鈥渁 wish offers families so much hope鈥� and creates moments where the illness is forgotten for 鈥渁 day or a week.鈥�
, done in 2022, showed 75% of doctors believe a wish can improve a child鈥檚 actual medical outcomes.
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