Our top “In The Moment” posts from October 2018

We scared up some amazing memories from our top “In the Moment” posts from October. We invite you to take a glance at those you may have missed, or a second peek at those you’ve already enjoyed.

1. Baby’s first Halloween! All 57 families in our Akron neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) had a fun “reverse trick-or-treat” when staff visited rooms with treats and handmade costumes for all.

2. We wished our nurses a wonderful Pediatrics Nursing Week!

3. We were prepping for Halloween at the hospital on October 31, when many of our departments and patients dress in costume for the day. The NICU held a reverse trick-or-treat on the night before.

4. 12-year-old Mason Morris was burned over more than 80% of his body on July 11. When he went home, 100+ family and friends from #Manchester Middle School came in matching shirts to witness it!

5. Milo Horner lived 11 precious days. His legacy continues through his mother’s breast milk donation.

6. Imagine meeting all the players on the Cleveland Cavaliers team!? And going to their new locker room! That happened for 5 of our cancer patients/survivors who walked — or piggybacked — the runway with them and other “Big Shots and Little Stars” at Quicken Loans Arena.

7. In 1999, Devika was born at just 23 weeks gestation. Her triplet siblings lived just a few weeks. Today, life has come full circle for the miracle baby, as she helps with research in our neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) alongside the team who cared for her almost 20 years ago.

8. Stevens-Johnson Syndrome figuratively knocked 10-year-old Parker Widmer off her horse, but several bedside visits in our Burn Institute from a miniature therapy pony named Willie Nelson from Victory Gallop helped her make an amazing recovery!

9. Six months ago, Jonny Milburn was running around with his classmates at Winona United Methodist Church Preschool without a care in the world. Teacher Mrs. Jenn noticed his left eye seemed to be turning in every once in a while. Little did they know an 18-month cancer battle for Jonny would begin.

10. The public got a chance to take a close up look inside our newly expanded Considine Professional Building during a Community Open House.