Joshua Detweiler, 6, is no stranger to Akron Children’s Hospital. His younger brother sees specialists and therapists related to cerebral palsy, so when Joshua started showing gastroenterology-related symptoms, we knew where we could trust to take him for excellent care. Now Joshua has a diagnosis of Ulcerative Colitis, which is one type of inflammatory bowel […]
Mild Cerebral Palsy Doesn’t Slow Levi’s ‘Troublemaker’ Ways
Levi experienced a brain injury at birth and wasn’t expected to live through his birthday. He received cold cap therapy at Akron Children’s and spent 17 days in the NICU (neonatal intensive care unit), followed by 3 years of outpatient therapy. Now at age 3, he’s diagnosed with mild cerebral palsy and a severe affinity […]
Treasuring Levi’s “discharge day” from the NICU
Our son, Levi, was born one month early via emergency C-section on April 1. He was resuscitated at birth and transported immediately from Akron General to Akron Children’s Hospital, where he received Cold Cap therapy for 72 hours.
