Information about children's health issues.

How can we help?, written 3 days ago, The holiday has come and gone. It was marvelous and we had so much fun. Surprising considering the circumstances, but it is a conscious decision. A choice you make to put feelings and memories aside and make new ones. Without Nathan… Without Nathan is still a ...

Totally annoyed, written 4 hours ago, We got to the clinic in Minneapolis this morning and when we checked in, the lady at the front desk said, "Uhhhh, Elijah's appointment is tomorrow, the 16th." Dr. G's nurse told me on the phone, yesterday, to come in "tomorrow." I think that ...

Wonderland is a lighthearted romp through the week's current events, especially news and issues relevant to parents, kids, and families, from Alpha Mom and written by Alice Bradley of Finslippy.

Case: a girl of 4 months with osteogenesis imperfecta, written 3 weeks ago, The girl, 4 months of age admitted in our hospital for Pneumonia. But her history reveals # of the rt upper arm at the age of 7 days for which she was taken admission in the other hospital of the city. They made multiple x-r...

Cough Medicine for Kids: Update 2008, written 2 days ago, Photo CreditA year ago, I wrote about an effort by the Baltimore Commissioner of Health, Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, to convince the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ban the use of over the counter (OTC) cough medicines for young children....

Just a Regular Kid, Sometimes, written 3 weeks ago, Charlotte has been confounding us for the past month or so. As I reported in June and early July, Charlotte was eating beautifuly earlier this summer. She ate willingly, chewed nicely, and was beginning to eat like a regular kid. Or, at least the w...

New SafeMama Cheat Sheets: Safer Dishes and Cookware, written 3 days ago, We get so excited every time SafeMama churns out a new cheat sheet!  Their latest masterpiece comes at the perfect time, as many parents have most of the baby feeding basics under control and are beginning to scan the horizon...

PawPaw's Post, written 3 days ago, Written by PawPaw (Brent's Dad)As the father of a handicapped child I always wondered "why us" , why not let this child have a normal life, why did God do this. Kim (grandma) is a saint, she has taken on the situation for 30 years with patience and love w...

Courage for Kennedy blog.

A type 1 diabetic mom of Gracie, my 4 year daughter with type 1 diabetes & cerebral palsy and Sandis, my 7 year old son with PDD-NOS (a disorder on the autism spectrum). We are learning to move beyond and not be defined by our diagnoses every single day.

Important Phone Numbers and Hotlines, written 2 days ago, In an emergency, every second can count when you are trying to get a child help. That makes it important that if the time comes when your kids need help,...

Boating, written 3 days ago, Today we took our boat for a ride on Old Hickory Lake. James had a very good co-pilot helping him drive...We stopped at a state park for a picnic lunch. There were lots of doggies there which Claire followed around (she LOVES dogs). She also had a great time on the swing...

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Information for kids with disabilities or health problems.

Catastrophe times 5, written 20 hours ago, In the last 48 hours, I have dealt with ALL of this(!):1. Gavin starts scratching at his PICC line in this frantic frenzy while screaming and kicking anything that got in his way. We get into this big drawn out battle over who was stronger (ha!). 9 centimte...

drug samples in pediatric offices, written 1 week ago, This morning, as I was catching up on the news in between patients, an article in the NY Times caught my eye: http://tinyurl.com/42ttru. Upon seeing the title, I immediately thought the article would address the issue that drug samples do not co...

Baby Diaper Changing Tips, written 1 week ago, Your baby will need to be changed around 12 to 14 times in one 24 hour period, so by the time your baby outgrows diapers, you'll be a diaper changing pro! Here are a few tips to help you get started. 1. Take care when changing your baby boy that there's...

Philip Andrew Rich ("Par") was diagnosed with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) in July 2007 at 21 weeks gestation. He was born November 1, 2007. After 57 days in the NICU, he was sent home. Here you can read his amazing story.

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