Functional Independence Restoration
Patient Stories

Functional Independence Program Patient Stories

Learn more about the Functional Independence Restoration Program (FIRST) through the stories of a few of our patients.

The gallery below features "Leave Your Mark" artworks created by FIRST patients. To view more "Leave Your Mark" artwork, visit our Facebook page.

Read the blog post "Not Allowing the Pain To Win" - written by one of our patient families.

Like most teens, Erin, 14, loves to play video games, but her virtual reality sessions at Cincinnati Children’s were about so much more.

It’s been one step at a time for 17-year-old Farah Willenbrock.

Watch one patient's story after going through our Functional Independence Restoration Program.