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Medical error can have devastating effects. Here, in their own words, Connecticut families tell the stories of how medical error changed their lives forever.

Sydney's Story

A prisoner in her own body

Sydney Reich is an 11 year old with cerebral palsy, the result of a medical error. Her Dad Brian explains how she communicates just like every other kid these days.


Brian, Sydney's Dad, shares her story of life with cerebral palsy.

All Sydney Needs is an IPhone


Her Dad Brian explains how she communicates just like every other kid these days.

 

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