Jennifer Pascual, like most teens, has many interests. The 13-year-old, who lives in Southern Indiana, enjoys spending time with her large family. She loves animals and has many pets. She likes to draw and paint, play music and sing. “I’m learning to play the ukulele,” she said. “It’s really fun.” Unlike most teens, however, Jennifer…
Meredith Zuhars and her husband, Dave, were totally surprised by her pregnancy with their son, Zachary. They were raising a teen and preteen at the time, and both working, Meredith as a nurse. They were not even entertaining the idea of another child. Their “surprise baby” had another surprise: Zachary was born Aug. 5, nearly…
The mixture of emotions that emerges with a new childhood cancer diagnosis can cause overwhelming feelings in both the child and the family. Childhood cancer treatment has evolved from a sole focus on medical treatment and survival to also encompass the emotional and behavioral support that children and families need. What can families expect after…
Kids’ cancer diagnoses haven’t stopped during the COVID-19 pandemic and neither has their fight. September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and the time of the year when Norton Children’s Cancer Institute shines a light on our star patients, families, employees and providers. Norton Children’s Cancer Institute is the premier pediatric cancer care institute in Kentucky….
If you have a child with a food allergy, the thought of sending them to school can be daunting. Managing food allergies and school often comes down to some prep work and organization. Here we provide you with some tips to help kids with food allergies stay safer at school. How to manage food allergies…
Heart failure is a condition that can affect people of all ages. In heart failure, the heart doesn’t pump as efficiently as it should. What causes heart failure in children? What is heart failure? In heart failure, the heart hasn’t stopped working; it’s just not working as well as it should. The heart is unable…
A severe vitamin D deficiency in children can lead to rickets — a disease of the bones’ growth plates that can slow growth and deform bones. Sunlight is the primary source of vitamin D. Another source is vitamin D fortified milk. Some foods also have a small amount of naturally occurring vitamin D. “The overall…
What is Ewing sarcoma? Ewing sarcoma is a type of malignant tumor that can occur in bone or soft tissue. Ewing sarcoma is the second-most common type of malignant bone tumor that affects children and young adults, ages 10 to 20 years old. Approximately 200 to 250 children and adolescents in the United States are…
Allergic asthma affects more that 24 million people in the U.S., according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. Allergic asthma is the most common type, with 60% of people with asthma experiencing this type. Allergic asthma also is the most common type of asthma in children, affecting about 90% of children with asthma….
Kelsie Cooksey was devastated by the news from Katlyn Claywell, her friend, co-worker and Burkesville, Kentucky, neighbor, that Katlyn’s 19-month-old daughter Kamryn had been diagnosed with leukemia and needed prayers. Kelsie had a boy around the same age and felt her friend’s anguish. Days before, Katlyn had noticed a rash on her little girl with…
Avery Conover says she wants to drag race someday, just like her father, Ricky Conover. According to her mother, Kayla Conover, Avery is very independent and doesn’t give up. Kayla says that fighting spirit is how Avery has weathered surgeries and care of a single ventricle congenital heart defect. Kayla was surprised at her 20-week…
Growing rods and a new, less invasive technique — magnetic rods — offer surgical alternatives for children with early onset scoliosis who don’t respond well to casting and whose curve is likely to get worse as they grow, according to a pediatric orthopedist at Norton Children’s Orthopedics of Louisville. Growing rods are placed inside the…