3-Year Old Patient at St. Mary's Healthcare System for Children Overcomes Medical Goals and Chosen as Grand Marshal for the Walk for St. Mary's Kids
The Walk for St. Mary's Kids & Family Fun Day on Sunday, May 22nd at Belmont Park Raises Funds and Awareness to Support Children and Camilies with Special Needs.
BAYSIDE, NY, May 11, 2011
3- year old Taloni loves helping with "clean up time" and always has a smile on her face. You would never be able to tell the incredible little girl faced a mountain of physical and social challenges due to her medical condition.Taloni receives intensive rehabilitation and specialized medical care at St. Mary's Healthcare System for Children, one of the region's premier providers of post-acute pediatric care for children with special needs.
With the help of St. Mary's renowned team of doctors, nurses, and therapists, Taloni slowly began to meet her milestones, making incredible gains each and every day.
Taloni is one of the many children chosen as a Grand Marshal to help lead the Walk for St. Mary's Kids and Family Fun Day on Sunday, May 22nd at Belmont Park in Elmont, NY because of her courageous efforts to overcome her disability.
Through innovative therapies and dynamic programs that encourage developmental skills and educational goals, today, Taloni can effectively verbalize her concerns and is now able to communicate with staff members, something she was not able to do before. She has also begun to develop lasting friendships with some of her preschool peers and enjoys socializing and playing with toys and games alongside her friends.
St. Mary's groundbreaking programs and services provide care to over 4,000 children and their families battling complex medical and life-limiting conditions. The annual Walk for St. Mary's kids, gather staff, patients, friends and family to help raise funds & awareness to continue providing care for patients like Taloni.
Walkers will gather at Belmont Park on Sunday, May 22nd to walk for St. Mary's Kids. The day will include the New York AutoFest car show featuring customs, classic, muscles and rarely seen vehicles. Meet & greet Team Jilli Dog, the World's only poker-playing dog. Enjoy all the free family fun day activities including games, face painting, arts & crafts and live entertainment. Lots of surprises for the entire family including Pirate Day hosted by Belmont Park featuring pirate-themed inflatables, henna tattoo artists, pony rides, a petting zoo and more!
Join friends, family, and supporters at the Walk for St. Mary's Kids and Family Fun Day. Walk for St. Mary's kids and come for all the fun! To sponsor, participate and register visit http://events.stmaryskids.org or call 718-281-8817.
About St. Mary's Healthcare System
Today one in five children has a special healthcare need. St. Mary's provides intensive rehabilitation, specialized care, and education to 4,000 children each day in the New York Metropolitan region and beyond through our family-centered inpatient, home care, and community programs. A pediatric healthcare innovator, St. Mary's created the nation's first pediatric palliative care program, NY State's first long-term home healthcare program, and NYC's first certified traumatic brain injury program, as well as one of only nine interdisciplinary pediatric feeding disorder programs in the U.S. For more information, visit http://www.stmaryskids.org