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gillette STORIES 03, 2016

Home / Gillette STORIES / Archive: 03, 2016
Cerebral Palsy
Mom and her daughter in the Gillette skyway
March 24, 2016

Sorting Through a Childhood Diagnosis: 5 Tips for Parents

Every parent wants their child to be healthy, but that isn’t always the case. The reality is that as many as one in about 325 parents will have a child who has a complex medical condition such as cerebral palsy, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC also says about one in six children will have some type of developmental disability.
Safety and Wellness
Find out how you can partner with hospital staff to keep your child safe during a hospital stay. These simple tips might surprise you.
March 14, 2016

8 Ways to Keep Your Child Safe During a Hospital Stay

As the parent or caregiver of a child who’s in the hospital, you play an important role in your child’s safety and well-being. Find out how you can partner with hospital staff to keep your child safe during a hospital stay. These simple tips might surprise you.
Cerebral Palsy
Twelve-year-old Yael Wahnon
March 3, 2016

International Cerebral Palsy Patient Finds Help at Gillette

A Venezuelan mother's prayers are answered as her daughter receives treatment for cerebral palsy at Gillette. “No word is good enough to express our gratitude for helping our daughter have a better quality of life and to overcome the challenges she’s had since birth,” she writes.
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