My daughter Cayleigh’s long story with Akron Children’s Hospital started in the summer of 2017 when she was 5 years old. Cayleigh fell at home and bit a pretty large hole in her tongue that needed stitches. I was concerned that maybe she needed glasses so I scheduled an eye exam. At the exam we […]
Diet can ease symptoms of autoimmune diseases – (VIDEO)
A balanced, healthy diet is critical to the growth and development of all children, especially if their health is already compromised by an autoimmune disease such as juvenile idiopathic arthritis. In this Children’s Channel video, Steven Spalding, MD, director of the division of rheumatology at Akron Children’s Hospital, discusses how to use meals and snack […]