For many parents, navigating the world of food allergies can be a challenge. For Courtney Wallace, this journey began when her daughter, Neva, broke out in hives after eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich at just 18 months old. Now, years later, both Neva and her younger brother, Nathaniel, are participating in Akron Children’s […]
Akron Children’s providers honored for lifesaving act
In a display of quick thinking and professional expertise, Akron Children’s school-based health services staff members, Patty Kidwell, MA, and Beth Wyslutsky, RN, were recently honored for their lifesaving actions during a student’s severe allergic reaction at Tallmadge Elementary School. The incident occurred in the school cafeteria when a second grader unknowingly consumed a granola […]