The path of a child living with cerebral palsy (CP) is filled with emotions, obstacles, and decisions. Gillette Children’s researched what influences parental decision-making to offer enhanced support to patient families.

ZaLayaa Wandrick is 11 years old. She’s an excellent cook, crafter and loves science, soccer and coding, but for much of her life, has had to deal with multiple sensory and complex medical conditions. This year, she is leading the Gillette community at our Walk & Roll fundraising event.

Ashley Wohl, a 20-year-old woman with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, type 2, worked with Gillette Children's specialists to prepare for her future as a college student at North Dakota University.

Gillette Children’s Charge Nurse for the Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit, Stephanie Lurken, RN, has devoted 35 years to giving families excellent service. Being a nurse was not her original dream. Meet Lurken and her daughter, Larissa, who is also a Gillette nurse.

Gillette Children’s is proud to offer a unique service to help identify problems that occur when food or liquid passes through a child’s throat. A Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) test uses a small, flexible tube called an endoscope which allows a fiber optic camera with a small light to be inserted into a child’s nose. Images from this special camera are shown on a screen so providers can see parts of the throat, nasal passages, and how the muscles in the area work during swallowing.

Wondering how to get a second opinion on your child’s recent diagnosis? Here’s how to make a second opinion request, where you can get access to a specialist's opinion quickly.

The beginning of the new school year means the start of new sleep struggles for many families. The award-winning sleep medicine specialists at Gillette encourage families to use a relatively new tool to help with sleep concerns. The Gillette Virtual Care program allows families to have a video appointment from the comfort and safety of home.

Pediatric nurse practitioner, Jean Stansbury, APRN, has cared for some of Gillette Children’s most fragile patients for 40 years and counting. She has the distinction of being the nurse practitioner at Gillette who has the longest tenure. Gillette prides itself on its dedicated staff and medical providers who are devoted to its mission and to helping children write their own life stories.