Nine-year-old Spencer Beal, from Dover, has been selected as the Children’s Miracle Network Hospital’s (CMNH) Champion for Akron Children’s Hospital. The CMNH Champions program began in 1996 to represent the 10 million children treated at member CMN Hospitals annually. In the past, there has been one Champion per state, but this year the program was […]
Spencer Beal is “The Overcomer,” Knows No Limits
Scott Beal jokes that thanks to his son, he no longer has a name. “I’m not ‘Scott’ anymore,” he laughed. “I’m now just called ‘Spencer’s dad.’” Not that Scott or his wife, Brianna, mind. The story of their 7-year-old son has touched many families in the couple’s hometown of Dover, Ohio. Born with a form […]
Seven precious hours
Hello! So, I’ve been meaning to write this for the last four years, but in all honesty, time has gotten away from me. I figured better late than never. My only request is that you please pass this on to the nurses in the NICU, even if they don’t remember my story or my daughter, […]
Little People grateful for medical experts who care
It was an atypical Saturday at Akron Children’s Hospital as numerous Little People filtered into the Considine Professional Building for our first medical symposium, in conjunction with the NorthCoast Chapter Little People of America (LPA) Spring Regional. What made this regional so different from others was its similarity to the annual National LPA Conference. Usually […]