It ’ s a whole new world for this brave toddler
Sight to behold
Paige Kummerfeld ' s curiosity and bravery inspires everyone around her .
Paige Kummerfeld has always been a step ahead . She rolled over at six weeks , sat up at five months , crawled at six months , and ran , not walked , at nine months . At 14 months , Paige climbed atop the kitchen table and laughed . She is affectionately called “ Rampage ” by her parents , fifth-year Scott & White Healthcare orthopaedic surgery resident David Kummerfeld , MD , and his wife , Katy . As Paige ’ s bruises would attest , the 22-month-old McLane Children ’ s Champion is fearless .
Go to swcatalyst . org to learn more about McLane Children ’ s Champions . hen Paige was three months old , however , Mrs . Kummerfeld worried that her daughter ’ s bruises might be the result of something other than excess energy . Her eyes were still crossing , and her right eye drifted inward . Her mother also noticed that Paige ’ s eyes didn ’ t follow moving objects , such as the ceiling fan , people entering the room , or the light-up toys that belonged to her big sister , Lilly . “ When we walked about a foot away from her , Paige cried as though she couldn ’ t see us ,” Mrs . Kummerfeld recalls .
W sw . org | April 13 The Catalyst 13
It’s a
whole new
world for
this brave
toddler
Sight
to behold
Paige Kummerfeld has always been a step ahead.
She rolled over at six weeks, sat up at five months,
crawled at six months, and ran, not walked, at
nine months. At 14 months, Paige climbed atop the
kitchen table and laughed. She is affectionately
called “Rampage” by her parents, fifth-year Scott
& White Healthcare orthopaedic surgery resident
David Kummerfeld, MD, and his wife, Katy. As
Paige’s bruises would attest, the 22-month [��X�[�H�[�[��&\��[\[ۈ\��X\�\�˂�������][\��ܙ��X\��[ܙHX��]X�[�H�[�[��&\��[\[ۜ˂��ZY�H�[[Y\��[ ��\�[��]H[���]�\�B�[��\�\�]�\�[ۙB�\��[�\�����[�ZY�H�\��YB�[����]�\��\�ˈ�[[Y\��[�ܜ�YY�]\�]Y�\��&\���Z\�\�ZY��HB��\�[و��Y][���\�[�^�\�[�\��K�\�^Y\��\�H�[ܛ���[���[�\��Y�^YH�Y�Y[��\��\��[�\�[����X�Y]ZY�x�&\�^Y\Y��&]����[ݚ[��ؚ�X���X�\H�Z[[���[�[�H[�\�[��B����K܈HY�]\�\�]�[ۙ�Y��\��Y��\�\�[K�8�'�[��H�[�Y�X��]H���]�^H���H\�ZY�B�ܚYY\��Y��H��[��&]�YH\�8�'B�\�ˈ�[[Y\��[�X�[˂���˛ܙ�\�[L�H�][\���L�