Children’s Hospitals Week Day 3: Meet Adri
As a children’s hospital, our patients are the center of everything we do. To highlight this we spoke to Adri (9), our 2019 and 2020 Children’s Miracle Network Champion.
Adri is full of energy, light and spunk. Adri is also a fighter.
She spent more than 100 days in-patient at Phoenix Children’s Hospital after being diagnosed with Ewings Sarcoma at just six years old. Now doctors report Adri shows no signs of the disease. While she will continues to receive follow up care at Phoenix Children’s, Adri famously says, “Cancer chose the wrong kid.”
Get to know a little more about Adri through her answers below. Spoiler: get your happy tears ready for 4 and 6.
- What is your favorite part of being the CMN Champion for Phoenix Children’s Hospital?
My favorite part is getting to meet new people.
- In your own words, what is Children’s Miracle Network?
A network that helps Phoenix Children’s Hospital.
- This week is Children’s Hospital Week, celebrated all throughout the country. Can you tell us why children’s hospitals are important?
Because they help kids get healthy.
- What is your happiest memory at Phoenix Children’s Hospital?
When I had my last day of chemo and all the nurses sang to me and blew bubbles.
- Do you know why Arizona is on a “stay at home” order right now?
Because of the Corona Virus. We don’t want to get sick or other people sick.
- What is something you’d like to say to your nurses and doctors at Phoenix Children’s Hospital?
Thank you for making something bad be not so bad. You helped me get healthy. I love and miss you.
Adri, all of us at Phoenix Children’s Hospital love and miss you too. Happy day three of Children’s Hospitals Week, everyone!