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Never Give Up! Don’t Let Statistics Rob Your Hope and Joy
When a child is first diagnosed with a medical condition, especially a life-threatening one, the first question many ...
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When a Child is Diagnosed with Cancer: How Life Changes
Life does not prepare parents for a diagnosis of cancer in children. Emotionally, the leap from being a parent of a ...
Source: Cure Search
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Developmental Trends: Chronic Health Conditions in Children and Adolescents
Infancy (Birth-2)What You Might Observe: Irregular sleep and wake cycles Trouble being soothed Digestive ...
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Teens with Cancer are Different
Ask any teen and they will emphatically explain that teens are not “kids." And that's true.Adolescents ...
Source: Cure Search
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Effects of Illness on Preschool Children
Infants learn mainly through their senses and by interacting with both objects and other human beings. Familiar objects ...
Source: Cure Search
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Financial Planning for Kids With Special Needs
As friends worry out loud about how they'll pay for their kids' college education, the parents of children with special ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Cancer: Parents Talk (Video)
Four sets of parents — all of whom have children who survived cancer — talk about their kids' journey as ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Balancing Academics and Serious Illness
When your child has a serious or chronic illness, it's hard to think beyond the next treatment. While health is the ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Life Threatening Illness: Surviving the Worst Possible News
A life-threatening childhood illness can strike without warning and devastate a parent. While no magic wand exists to ...
Source: Education.com
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When a Kid Has a Long-Term Illness: How to Deal with School
Parents, you know the old rule: if kids are healthy, they should attend school, on time. If they are sick, keep them ...
Source: Education.com
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Giving ‘Till It Hurts!: Parenting a Child with Special Health Needs
Let's start with Janice, a typical mom with special concerns:Janice sat on the front stoop with her head in hands. The ...
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Eating Hints for Cancer Patients: Before, During, and After Treatment
Recipes Banana Milkshake Fortified Milk High-Protein Milkshake Peanut Butter Snack Spread Fruit and Cream Lactose-Free ...
Source: National Cancer Institute
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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
DefinitionDuchenne muscular dystrophy is an inherited disorder that involves rapidly worsening muscle ...
Source: Health Finder (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
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U.S, Japanese Scientists Test Treatmentfor Muscular Dystrophy: Pilot StudyShows "Exon Skipping" DNA Therapy Effective in Dogs
Washington — Scientists from the United States and Japan successfully tested a treatment for Duchenne muscular ...
Source: U.S. State Department
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The NICU: Parents Talk (Video)
When your baby is in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), it can be a stressful time. Life may seem like it's turned...
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Wilms Tumor
Most parents can't think of anything more frightening than being told their child has cancer. Fortunately, most kids...
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Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Summer Camps for Children with Special Needs
Here is NICHCY's quick connect to camps and summer opportunities. Some of the listings below identify camps available to...
