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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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Stem Cell Transplants
Stem cells are cells in the body that have the potential to turn into anything, such as a skin cell, a liver cell, a ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Cancer: Franklen's Story (Video)
Franklen, 10, a cancer survivor, shares his journey from diagnosis to recovery. He also gives advice to other patients, ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Is My Child Too Sick to Go to School?
I'm usually a pretty good judge of when my kids are too sick to go to school or daycare, but other times — like ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Physical or Health Disabilities Defined
The federal government considers physical disabilities and health disabilities as separate special education ...
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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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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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Newborn Screening for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Workgroup: Lay Report
Newborn screening is a public health program aimed at early identification of babies with conditions that will benefit ...
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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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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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Tracheostomy: Parents Talk (Video)
Sometimes kids have a health condition that makes it difficult to breathe through the nose or mouth. When this happens,...
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What Is "Minimally Invasive" Surgery?
My daughter needs to undergo a surgical procedure, and the doctor has recommended "minimally invasive" surgery. What...
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Beta Thalassemia
Thalassemias Thalassemias are a group of blood disorders that affect the way the body makes hemoglobin, a protein...
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Then and Now: Shanon's Cancer Story
Shanon Steiger Gaskill was in 8th grade when she learned she had cancer. But that was a long time ago. Today she has...
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What Is Informed Consent?
My son is having surgery in a few weeks. The nurses have given us pamphlets and educational materials to learn more...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
