Kosair Charities gives $6.4 million gift for kids’ health program

When Kylee Hoelscher’s daughter Eden had a spontaneous spinal cord stroke in 2015, she didn’t know where to turn for help.”Even the physical therapists where we were, were telling us there was no hope,” Hoelscher said.When her daughter started treatment at the Kosair Charities Center for Pediatric NeuroRecovery at UofL, that all changed.”I was massaging her lower back, and she started squirming out of my grasp. She said mom that’s so uncomfortable. She couldn’t feel that last week,” Hoelscher said.Now, a more than $6 million gift is going to the Kosair Charities Center for Pediatric NeuroRecovery and other pediatric programs at the University of Louisville.”We got to meet these kids. We got to know them, and it just drove it home that these are things that we should be doing,” said Keith Inman, Kosair Charities president.”We will serve children with complex medical conditions, even those relying on ventilators to breathe. We will develop a program for teens with spinal cord injury focusing on recovery but also helping them navigate the teen years,” Andrea Behrman said.The money will also be used to buy new hospital equipment and support education for children’s health programs. It’s all to help patients get more valuable care.Sarah Madson says she’s seen how valuable treatment has been for her son Luke.”The more Luke moves, the more life he has, the more he engages with the world. He lights up and talks to everyone,” Madson said.”You give hope to our families. We cannot give you the gratitude you deserve. Thank you for believing in our kids, believing in the future,” Hoelscher said.Kosair Charities has donated $50 million to UofL since 1982.

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