Date Published: Friday, March 23, 2018
Date Updated: Monday, July 18, 2022
What One Mother Did When Her Daughter’s Medications Started Doing More Harm Than Good
Alecia Turnbull knew she had to find her way back to Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital.
By Melissa F. Pheterson
Nothing sidelines an active 11-year-old like a swollen ankle. Such was the case in December 2016, when Sheila-Anne Arline, a young dancer from Florida, had to sit out the holiday season with her middle school dance team.
"Her ankle swelled enormously, unbelievably," recalls her mother, Alecia Turnbull. Having moved her family from New Windsor to Fort Lauderdale, FL, six months earlier, Turnbull thought the swelling was due to Sheila-Anne's contact with some bug-infested floodwater...
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