At Akron Children’s Hospital, our compassionate and skilled nursing team is what makes us special. In this continuing blog series, we introduce you to the nurses who make a difference every day in the lives of kids. Heather Edwards works as the district nurse for Woodridge Local Schools. As part of Akron Children’s school-based health […]
Teen affected by transverse myelitis navigates school with help of Akron Children’s nurse
In 2010, at the age of 2 ½, Dereon North’s life was forever changed when she awoke from a nap unable to move. Dereon was eventually diagnosed with transverse myelitis, a neurological condition that left her paralyzed from the neck down. Fast forward 12 years and Dereon is now an 8th grader at East Middle […]
Crestwood school health team a real lifesaver
When Sue Johnson reported to work on April 6 at Crestwood Primary School in Mantua, she expected it to be like any other day in her role as an administrative assistant. “I had duty from 8:40-9:05 a.m. and then went back to my office to get some paperwork together for Sherry Peters, our director of […]
