In his first months of life, Caden Jacobson slept a lot more than his mother, Amanda, thought was normal. He mostly ate and slept, and he wasn’t growing much either. A first-grade teacher from Wooster, Amanda knew something was not right. Numerous trips to doctors didn’t point to any medical causes for Caden’s lethargy. But […]
Teacher touches the lives of 2 brothers who both needed new kidneys
Brothers Jeremiah and Solomon Hubbs inherited a disease called Alport syndrome that caused their kidneys to fail. Both were on dialysis in recent years, and both would need a kidney transplant. In 2016, the Hubbs family had moved from Cleveland to Medina to be closer to Akron Children’s Hospital. At Buckeye High School, Jeremiah’s new […]
Akron Children’s celebrates Air Bear’s 10th anniversary
The memory that sticks with Sarah Traw was the calming effect the Air Bear medical helicopter crew had on her after it arrived at Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. Sarah’s 9-year-old child, Jocelyn, had been hit by a pickup truck July 1 while riding a bike in front of their house in Mineral Ridge, […]
Juvenile arthritis treatment offers hope for afflicted toddler
Kelli and Andrew Slater’s bouncy toddler seemed to change overnight. Addison was running and jumping one day. Then she stopped. She would no longer stand in her crib as usual after waking from a nap. “She had always been very physical,” Kelli said. “But she all of a sudden wanted to stay on the couch. […]
An ATV accident and a 2nd chance meeting with Air Bear
Hunter Withrow had 2 encounters with Akron Children’s Hospital’s Air Bear® medical transport helicopter within a few weeks last year. The first experience he remembers; the second he doesn’t. The first was a Memorial Day weekend event in Wooster. People were able to meet the crew and look inside the helicopter during one of Air […]
Journey from Mexico was last hope for boy with leukemia
When their son Eduardo’s leukemia returned last year, Javier and Guadalupe Canada were out of options. The couple didn’t have access to advanced pediatric cancer care where they lived in Calpulalpan, Mexico. They hoped to bring Eduardo to the United States for treatment, but they were unable to get visas. Eduardo, however, was born in […]
