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MAKENZIE and ALLY Makenzie and sister Ally are the picture of the typical, vibrant, all-American girls, with busy schedules and, from all appearances, seem to have everything going their way. They're good students whose lives are a swirl of sports and academic activities which include playing basketball, cheerleading and being in the school play. And yet, they still manage to find plenty of time to ride the golf cart, hang out with friends, listen to music, play computer games, and, especially, to talk on their cell phones. However, there is one major life-complication their mother, Jennifer, explained. "Both girls have Cystic Fibrosis. Makenzie was born at Labette Health where they discovered she had a plugged intestine. Her pediatrician shipped her to St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, OK, where 13 inches of her small intestine was removed. When Ally was born, she was monitored very closely, but thankfully, she did not suffer any complications at birth. We now receive essential services at Labette Health from many different areas – radiology, lab, ER, 2-North, and surgery." Jennifer and her husband, Mike, are thankful that they have been able to rely on such a quality local facility where their girls have always been able to get excellent care. Makenzie, 15, and Ally, 11, appreciate the quality staff as well as the convenience of getting vital treatment at Labette Health. "Our pediatrician, Dr. Dixit, is very knowledgeable and comfortable with our CF care, and he also does a great job of working with our specialists at Children's Mercy in Kansas City, MO. Everyone, from the lab techs to the nurses, is very gentle with us. We feel very fortunate to have Labette Health in Parsons. We get a lot of our care here, at home, which allows us to miss less school and to have more time to be with our friends. We don't like having CF, but having the Labette Health doctors and staff who take such great care of us makes it a little easier."
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