For 14-year-old Matt Hill the news that he needed scoliosis surgery was far from welcome. It meant the rollercoaster aficionado had to keep two feet on the ground and sit out the already short Ohio coaster season last summer. A freshman at Hoover High School in Canton, Matt has been a platinum pass holder at […]
Dr. Janice McDaniel joins Army Reserve as Major
At a commissioning ceremony tucked away in a conference room in Akron Children’s Hospital’s radiology department, Dr. Janice McDaniel, a pediatric interventional radiologist, gave the oath to support and defend the U.S. Constitution and became a major in the U.S. Army Medical Corps. “The best part of my job is seeing the Army get better one […]
Cancer is just a word to Salem 5-year-old boy recovering from brain tumor
Six months ago, Jonny Milburn was running around with his classmates at Winona United Methodist Preschool without a care in the world. When his preschool teacher Mrs. Jenn noticed his left eye seemed to be turning in every once in a while, the Milburns immediately made an appointment to get it checked out but figured […]
Here We Go Again and Again
For some reason the ease that we might feel from having Jordan’s shunt replaced was short lived as this was the first he had expressed discomfort after his surgery. The neuro team at Akron Children’s told us there is a high rate of malfunction in the first year. This doesn’t really put your mind at […]
Toddler undergoes 51 surgeries, beats many odds
At 3 years old Blake Riggs has faced more challenging and complex medical conditions than most people face in a lifetime. He’s had more than 51 surgeries, and the majority has been to his brain. Blake is a fighter, but it hasn’t been easy. Born on July 19, 2012, Blake was diagnosed at birth with […]
