Bike safety 101
I remember learning how to ride a bike back in Suffield, Connecticut, where I grew up. One particular memory of mine is riding my older brother’s dirt bike which was way … Full Entry » The post Bike...
View ArticleWorking toward my dream
In the beginning of February 2009, while practicing for the U.S. Junior Olympics in Tae-kwon-do, I became injured during conditioning training and didn’t overcome the injury. In the days following …...
View ArticleThird Annual Mental Health Collaborative: Creating a Positive Journey in...
Life is full of transitions. We don’t ever really get to stay in the same place forever, and some of us might not want to! For children and teens, there … Full Entry » The post Third Annual Mental...
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Pulmonary hypertension: Kayleigh’s story
Kayleigh was a healthy child, other than being diagnosed with a heart murmur at birth. She played soccer, was a camo belt in Tae Kwon Do, she took dance, gymnastic, cheer and tumbling lessons. She...
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Invisible disabilities: Advocating for the unseen
Parents of preemies often remark on how one can never quite seem to leave the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) behind. Sometimes they are referring to the emotional effects of a traumatic birth and...
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Thirdhand smoke – after the cigarette goes out the harm continues
Do you ever go into a home where there are smokers and it reeks of smoke even though no one is smoking there at the time? Smoke does not just go away. Walls, carpets, furniture, even clothing, absorb...
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Transplant nurses day
As a post-renal transplant coordinator, I serve as the advocate responsible for coordinating all activity for the transplant patient and their family. This includes, but is not limited to: Assisting...
View ArticleMEDi the robot
The child life team recently welcomed MEDi, the robot. MEDi is one of several therapeutic tools used by the child life team to implement therapeutic interventions. A Child Life Specialist can utilize...
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How much caffeine is too much?
Caffeinated beverages and foods, such as gourmet coffee drinks, sodas, iced teas, energy drinks, ice cream and candy are readily available to children and teens. However, as parents are purchasing...
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What is strabismus?
Strabismus is a condition when a person’s eyes don’t line up, or when one or both eyes wander. The eyes may turn inward (esotropia), outward (exotropia), up (hypertropia) or down (hypotropia)....
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