Reposted from The Atlantic, written by David A. Shaywitz Soon, you won’t only be responsible for managing your disease — you may also be expected to help find your own cure. Patients who take a close look at medical science in search of treatments are often appalled by what they discover. On the one hand, there’s…
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Runnin’ for the Kids!
On Saturday, May 19th, 2012, the Little Miss Hannah Foundation came out for its first community appearance. We had over 67 participants involved in our local Ronald McDonald House Charities 5K/1M event, and we raised over $1200 for this amazing charity! It was amazing and overwhelming to see the sea of shirts with our LMHF…
Food Allergies: A Common Problem with an Uncommon Level of Severity
With the prevalence of food allergies today, you would probably not consider a child with food allergies to have a rare disease. With the diagnosis of food allergies, as long as the child does not ingest the food that they are allergic too, they will be fine. This doesn’t seem like anything to worry about…
When Crisis Becomes Chronic: What to do When Friendships Fade
Reprinted from PsychCentral by Marie Hartwell-Walker, ED.D. It’s a common experience. Something goes wrong in a family. A child is diagnosed with a chronic illness or a disability or gets into serious trouble. Just when you’d think that friends would draw in closer, many seem to drift away. “When my year-old son was finally diagnosed…
Shades of Grey
By the time Texas residents Nicole and Bill Morris celebrated the birth of their fourth son, they were no strangers to childhood illnesses. Their careers – Bill as a pediatric nurse and Nicole as a special education teacher – taught them about health issues that affect kids. Things hit home, however, when at 11 days…