Last July, Stephanie Stoudmire of Canton got news she never imagined possible. She was pregnant. At 38, she had 2 children and 3 stepchildren, and just started a new job as a scheduler for a fire-protection company. After the birth of daughter, Malia, 2 years ago, Stephanie underwent tubal ligation — one of the most […]
Born with joint disease, Brenna David has the heart of a champion
Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Kerwyn Jones treats many young athletes dealing with injury and pain. Then there’s 13-year-old Brenna David, a player like none other. Born with a disease that robs her legs of mobility, Brenna plays basketball and softball with gusto. She’s endured pain, disability and about 20 surgeries, but rarely complains. “She’s a motivational […]
Nerve block brings an end to softball player’s suffering
The wild throw nailed Gabriella Hosack hard in the back of the head. So hard it knocked her unconscious and gave her whiplash. The captain of the Hubbard High School girl’s softball team, Gabriella suffered a concussion from the blow delivered by a teammate warming up her arm. It was just the beginning of medical […]
Virtual Reality (VR) making the rounds at Akron Children’s
Outfitted with a headset and controller, 12-year-old Tommy Peachock sat cross-legged on his hospital bed and floated through a bright, blue sea. His head swiveled side to side, up and down, as he watched whales and dolphins swim up to him. It was Tommy’s first experience with virtual reality (VR), a technology that’s finding new […]
A medical mystery unraveled, Addyson Staup is thriving
Addyson Staup has an appetite, and she likes most of the food her parents eat, in pureed form. She runs, she talks and she plays. At 21 months, she’s hitting developmental milestones. She’s a different child from the girl who not long ago was barely able to swallow or use her muscles. Addyson was in […]
Burned by hot oil, mother and daughter regain their stride
At her last ice dancing competition of the 2016 spring season, teenager Sadie Woodruff of North Canton captured No. 1 in the Midwest at her level. The next day, Sadie lay in an ambulance speeding to Akron Children’s Hospital, with second-degree burns on both feet. She and her younger sister had been making beignets in […]
