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Gillette Provides Hope and Help for Children Diagnosed with Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM)

Most of the Minnesota children recently diagnosed with the rare, polio-like disorder called Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) are receiving treatment at Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare. The patients, who come from across Minnesota, are being cared for by several teams of Gillette providers including the pediatric rehabilitation medicine team, several pediatric neurologists, and many rehabilitation therapists.

October 16, 2018

Disability Advocacy

Words Can Break Your Heart

October is National Bullying Prevention Month. While much has been done to help curb bullying behavior, the statistics show more needs to be done. One study shows 60 percent of children who have disabilities report being bullied regularly.

October 12, 2018

Rare Conditions

Amatullah Jama

How a Diagnosis of Rett Syndrome Inspired a Community of Advocacy

When her daughter Amatullah was born, Bisharo Jama knew she would arrive to a loving household stocked with everything she would need, including plenty of hand-me-downs from her siblings. At a few months old, Amatullah seemed just as chubby, beautiful and healthy as her siblings were at her age. But then she started to change in ways Bisharo never anticipated.

October 3, 2018

Awards and Achievements

Gillette Doctors Selected to Minnesota Monthly 2018 Top Doctors List

Minnesota Monthly Magazine released its 2018 Top Doctors list and it includes 19 physicians and providers from Gillette. The magazine contacted 10,000 licensed doctors throughout the state and asked them who they’d recommend in 65 categories.

September 27, 2018

Spine and Scoliosis

Enthusiasm and Persistence Pay Off in Therapy-Based Scoliosis Treatment

See how a physical therapy-based treatment for scoliosis, combined with dedication and persistence, is helping teen gymnast Brennan Foster after her scoliosis diagnosis.

September 17, 2018

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