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Here for children
Methodist Mansfield’s emergency department (ED) has also
helped the Morgan children. While Shannon was delivering
Tatum, Jordan slammed his little finger in a bathroom door
and broke it. Once the ED team had it taped up, Jordan was
ready to meet his new little sister.
Tatum had her own health scare in fall 2013. The then-2-
year-old had mild allergies to eggs and peanuts. After a family
picnic, Shannon found her munching on a leftover peanut
butter sandwich.
“I gave her medicine and called the allergist, but I just could
not get a peace about it,” Shannon says. “I rushed her to the
ED, and they took us right in and checked her out. She was
fine, but instead of making me feel like I was being dramatic,
the staff made me feel like I had a valid concern and reassured
me.”
Here for parents
Tyrone has also benefited from the Methodist Mansfield ED,
starting with a gallbladder attack in 2011.
“I was having small pains here and there, but it kept getting
worse and worse,” he says. “I have a pretty high pain tolerance,
but I was miserable.”
The family, including a pregnant Shannon and two
sleepy-eyed boys wrapped in blankets, walked into the ED
at 1:30 a.m. Methodist Mansfield’s team ran tests and eased
Tyrone’s pain, and the family was headed home in just a
few hours.
“Our latest adventure was this past March,” Shannon
recalls. “Tyrone calls from work and says, ‘I’m on the floor
and I can’t get up.’” His co-workers brought him to Methodist
Mansfield, where he was diagnosed with a torn meniscus in his
knee that ultimately required surgery. Fully recovered, he now
has no trouble keeping up with the kids.
A perfect fit for our family
The Morgans feel that every step of the way, the physicians,
nurses, and staff members at Methodist Mansfield have been
helpful and supportive.
“We just feel so comfortable there,” Shannon says. “It’s nice
to know our family has a hospital we can trust.”
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