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The presence of my father

Many of us have moments indelibly etched in our minds from childhood. Moments that we remember as our fondest. And the faces or voices and feelings of those moments make such an impression on us that they inevitably shape who we become as adults. I remember such moments about my father, Bill Wallace. Back in...

Is it true, kind or necessary? The power of the tongue

When you are immersed in one of the world’s largest and most prestigious medical centers, within one of the nation’s best and busiest children’s and women’s hospitals, one thing you might not ever expect to encounter is gossip. That’s because gossip, to most of us, is something that happens in a small town, in social...

Elizabeth DeLuca with her daughter Caroline, a long-time Texas Children’s patient who loved family, sports, music, Broadway shows and church.

Strength and tenderness

“A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform.” This quote from Diane Mariechild, author of Mother Wit, is one I think of often when I walk the halls of our hospital. Throughout those halls, in children’s rooms, in the food court areas and in the waiting rooms,...

Texas Children’s Ambassador Donald Wilkins in Ambulatory Surgery provides reassurance to many families whose children come here for surgery. Wilkins is well known in his area as someone always striving to make each patient’s experience exceptional.

The potential to make a difference

As we begin our days, whether at 7 a.m. or 7 p.m. in the medical center, at the West Campus or across the community, we arrive with the potential to impact the lives of thousands of children and women in our care. Because we engage with so many families each day, we can sometimes take...