Celebrate National Pancake Day at IHOP and benefit Children’s Memorial Hospital. On Tuesday February 28th, IHOP will be offering every customer a free short stack of famous buttermilk pancakes in honor of National Pancake Day. In return, guests will be asked to give a donation to Children’s Memorial Hospital. This is the seventh year […]
Who doesn’t relish the simple joys of summer camp: sleeping under the stars, canoeing, campfires and lifelong friends. But when you’ve been diagnosed with cancer—which means multiple surgeries, radiation and chemotherapy—those simple joys are elusive. That’s why Dr. Edward Baum, pediatric oncologist at Children’s Memorial Hospital, founded Children’s Oncology Service, Inc. and the One Step […]
When words can’t describe the pain or fear, try painting a picture. Art therapy helps patients and victims of all ages show their true feelings. “Art therapy is based on the premise that we think in images, although most communication is in words,” says Dr. Harriet Wadeson, head of the Art Therapy Certificate Program at […]
Somewhere around mile 6, the first pain set in. The heel, the calf, a small twinge in the knee. Plus, it was cold. And I couldn’t help it, the thought did enter my mind: Why am I doing this? Then I see him. David. The first thing I noticed was that he’s tethered to […]
Kira Arney learned that she had a malignant brain tumor on her first day of sixth grade at Highcrest Middle School in 2004. This launched her into surgery and a life consumed by radiation, chemotherapy, transfusions and transplants. “Suddenly Kira had no control over her life,” her mother Katie Arney laments. Fortunately, her doctors at […]
