Bailey Fumich’s mother has lost count of how many X-rays he’s had to have since first being seen for scoliosis nearly a decade ago. “He’s had a lot,” said Tina McKenna, noting that Bailey got X-rays about every 6 months as doctors in the Akron Children’s spine program monitored his scoliosis. Now Bailey, who underwent […]
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 […]
After Battling Cancer, Young Gymnast Pushes on
Elijah Harper sat on the couch in his family’s Akron home, flipping a pencil end over end, moving it through the air to resemble a gymnast flipping across the floor. “He does this all the time,” said his mother, Pepin Harper. Elijah, 9, taught himself gymnastics by watching YouTube videos and tumbling in his backyard. […]
ER docs shouldn’t be too quick to order CT scans for kids
A recent study found that ER doctors should observe kids with head injuries longer and wait before using CT scans to help prevent needless radiation exposure. These findings weren’t all that surprising to Dr. Maria Ramundo, a pediatric ER doctor at Akron Children’s Hospital. I called Dr. Ramundo after reading a story on MSNBC suggesting that […]
Teen cancer survivor is called to serve others
In 2007, Akron Children’s Hospital featured Nick Reed of Salem, Ohio, in one of its documentary-style TV commercials. The hospital’s Showers Family Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders had diagnosed Nick at age 14 with metastatic rhabdomyosarcoma, a soft tissue cancer that caused a tumor to grow at the end of his thigh bone. […]
