Gillette Stories

Birthmarks and Vascular Anomalies

Sled Hockey Provides Access for Children Who Have Disabilities

August 19, 2024

You know, there might be nothing more Minnesotan than lacing up a pair of skates and heading out to the rink. "You bet, you'd better believe it," says Tony Lang of Loretto, Minnesota. "I grew up playing hockey my whole life. It's a family tradition. In fact, when we had kids I built a rink in our backyard."

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Cerebral Palsy

A Conversation with Angela Sinner, DO

November 24, 2020

Angela Sinner, DO has worked as a Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Physician at Gillette Children's for nearly a decade. She is the co-director of Gillette's inpatient rehabilitation unit and Sinner specializes in treating cerebral palsy, muscle spasticity and tone management, as well as traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries.

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Neurotrauma

Student Broadcaster Recovers from Transverse Myelitis with Eggnog Fizz and Friends

May 2, 2017

This is not what Earl Weir planned for his junior year in high school. The 17-year-old from Howard Lake, Minnesota was a busy teenager—involved in his school's broadcast club, spending time hunting and fishing with his dad and listening to music with his mom. Earl is an example of how life can change in an instant.

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