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Honoring Craniofacial Acceptance Month and one young man’s quest to give back By Torrence Chrisman Torrence Chrisman, 24, is a history major at the University of Massachusetts Boston. At birth, Torrence was diagnosed with Apert syndrome, a rare genetic birth disorder involving abnormal growth of the skull and the face, fingers and toes. Read about his medical journey as a Boston Children’s patient and his quest to return to the hospital. I came to Boston after being born in Chicago, where I was diagnosed with the amazing Apert syndrome. It was because of the doctors and surgeons at Boston Children’s Hospital that I ended up in Massachusetts. One surgeon, Dr. Joe Upton, specialized in operating on the hands of Apert patients. He swung a home run every time he entered the operating room and worked miracles with microsurgery. Dr. John Mulliken, who specialized in the craniofacial aspects of my surgeries, always had a can-do attitude and completed the surgeries with confidence. Throughout my 22 surgeries, both doctors proved to be a godsend because they were able to minimize roadblocks that could obstruct my life. If I hadn’t come to Boston Children’s Hospital, I don’t know where or what state I would be in. What I do know is that I am forever grateful for the doctors, nurses and staff of Boston Children’s Hospital. Over the course of my journey through the hospital, the medical experiences were at times downright nerve-racking, because having a surgery is far from ...
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