
Back on the track thanks to pediatric care
Davis’s cross-country season was just getting started when he was badly burned by a bonfire that accelerated unexpectedly. Arriving at Shriner Children’s Boston with burns covering 30% of his body, he met with a care team to map out the healing process. Davis began his treatment in the ICU, with frequent dressing changes and wound care, and a lot of rest. When he transitioned out of the ICU, Davis worked on regaining enough strength to walk laps around the inpatient unit and even up and down the stairs. As he prepared to go home, his nurses equipped him with the resources and at-home care he needed to do to continue healing. Thanks to the care Davis received, nearly three weeks after he was hospitalized, he ran half a mile. And after just one month, he competed in a cross-country meet! Over the next year, Davis returned to Shriners Children’s Boston for routine physical and occupational care. Now, 18, Davis is a college freshman competing on the school’s track team!