Cameron Ware, 9, eagerly awaited the arrival by mail of “GameStop” gift cards he had earned through his participation in Akron Children’s Hospital’s nationally-recognized Comprehensive Behavioral Interventions for Tics (CBIT) program. He checked the mailbox again and again but his letter from Akron Children’s was not there. Cameron began asking him mom, Shana Ware, a […]
Get to know our new developmental pediatrician: Dr. Jacqueline Branch
As a former collegiate sprinter, Dr. Jacqueline Branch is known for being fast on her feet, but as a developmental pediatrician at Akron Children’s she’s better known for taking her time and listening to patients’ needs. Dr. Branch sees patients in the NeuroDevelopmental Science Center where she evaluates, treats and advocates for children and teens […]
Tics & Tourette’s isn’t going to keep this precocious 3rd grader from realizing her dreams
Heather Weaver first noticed her daughters facial tics during a Christmas program in Kindergarten, when her daughter reacted to the stress of being on stage by contorting her face. I remember sitting there in the middle of all the other families feeling like I was dying inside because something was terribly wrong with my baby, […]
