Kyle B. Awarded Kids Miracle Design Scholarship

Horizons in Hemophilia, May 2011 

By Robert Gillespie, LMSW, Social Worker

Paying for college is costly, but for one young man who has hemophilia, the economic burden has been reduced. He recently received a scholarship from the Kids Miracle Design (KMD) Fund at The Children’s Hospital at Memorial  University Medical Center in Savannah. Kyle B., a freshman at Georgia Southern University and a patient at the hemophilia treatment center in Savannah, won the scholarship by writing an essay focusing on ways he has overcome difficulties related to his bleeding disorder.

The KMD Fund is a program organized and run by the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Clinic staff at the hospital.  According to Donna Hammontree, LCSW, who is a social worker at the hospital and a contributor to the KMD, the fund was started as a way to provide cancer and blood disorder patient families with services and funds to help ease the financial burden of chronic and/or life threatening conditions. 

Families receiving services may be issued gas vouchers when traveling long distances for treatment, meal tickets for parents with a child hospitalized for extended periods, replacement hair for children who lose their hair during chemotherapy treatment, memorial plants for families who've lost a child, and academic scholarships.  

HoG congratulates Kyle on his scholarship!