When a child needs specialized care, finding the right provider close to home can be a challenge. For Adeline’s family, driving 200-miles through the mountains of West Virginia to get to the Akron Children’s Turner Syndrome Center isn’t always ideal so her care team utilizes MyChart, telehealth and its Mahoning Valley location to reduce the distance, […]
Our top “In the Moment” posts from February 2020
There were some touching stories of children overcoming their health challenges sprinkled amongst our top February “In the Moment” posts. We invite you to take a glance at those you may have missed, or a second peek at those you’ve already enjoyed. 1. We provided this chart to help parents figure out if it is […]
The friendship of these ‘butterfly sisters’ took flight after a chance meeting in the kindergarten line
If 1 in 2,000 girls are born with Turner Syndrome, the odds of two little girls with Turner Syndrome meeting each other in line at their kindergarten orientation must be, well, too serendipitous for even the oddsmakers. Four years later, Marlie Workman and Madison Pritt are third graders, BFFs and self-described “butterfly sisters” navigating life […]
