“Sickle cell is like an enemy that never left.” – Tae Money’s “SickleCell Strong.” Seventeen-year-old Ja’Vionte “Tae Money” Allen draws inspiration from his personal battle with sickle cell disease in his lyrics, but much of his drive to pursue a career as a rap artist comes from encouragement from his nurses at Akron Children’s Hospital. […]
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 […]
Adventurous Spirit Drives Hematologist/Oncologist
During his internship at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Prasad Bodas traveled around Nepal on a motorcycle measuring health outcomes. “It was a great experience for a college kid whose mother would have never let him have a motorcycle in the States,” he said. That experience helped cement his decision to pursue a […]
