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Humanity in a hospital for profoundly brain damaged children
A New York hospital run by the Archdiocese cares for deeply disabled youths in the Specialty Hospital for Children. Staff and volunteers describe the patients as loving, teaching resilience and humanity, while facing ethical questions about care, quality of life, and long term housing.
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New York
David
Central Park
Specialty Hospital
Terence Cardinal Poole
Vickett
Willie Ruiz
Desean Williams
Professor
Torrence Wiles
Archdiocese of
Specialty
Willowbrook State School
Staten Island
Willowbrook
Esperanza Minaya
Christina Manigault
Terence Cardinal Cooke
Hodra Saeed
Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center