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The IV Backpack

  • May 26, 2015
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

As a cancer survivor, Kylie Simonds knew it could be hard for kids to push around the tall, heavy poles that hold chemotherapy drug packs. At age 11, she won awards for her design of an IV backpack that’s easier for kids to carry. In 2014, she began raising money to manufacture it.

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