During a hospital visit, painful procedures such as needle pokes for drawing blood or starting an IV can be stressful for patients of any age. Young children who do not understand what is happening may squirm or try to pull away, making the procedure even more difficult and stressful for everyone involved. At Akron Children’s, […]
A Day in the Life of a Child Life Specialist
Coping with illness, injury and hospitalization is stressful for even adults. Imagine, for a minute, being a child faced with strange people, bright lights, loud noises and scary looking machines. For many kids and teens the hospital environment invokes a lot of stress and anxiety because they aren’t quite sure what to expect when they […]
Devin’s Journey: Congenital Nevus
Our story starts in 2011. We were sent to Dr. Pittinger for a ganglion cyst on Devin’s right wrist. The first appointment with a new doctor is a little scary sometimes, but this time it was different. As soon as Dr. Pittinger came in, Devin smiled and said hi. He was comfortable with the doc […]
Surgery No. 8: Debridement Surgery
Surgery No. 8 is officially in the books. It’s been interesting to watch as Jordan’s reaction to surgery has changed. We’ve also been blessed by meeting so many amazing people as they care for our family. A couple days before our scheduled visit, Jordan and I talked about how Dr. Ponsky would fix his bottom. […]
Jordan’s big surgery day
The anticipated day of Jordan’s surgery finally came. Randy and I could only pray that God would help lessen our anxiety as we entered the world of a major surgery followed by an intense recovery.
Surgical services team is top-notch
My 3-year-old daughter, Trista Rowe, had the best possible experience at Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley. Thanks to all the great employees and doctors who helped prepare her to get caps placed on her teeth and some dental work completed.
