For 73-year-old Rosie Kluth walking the halls of Akron Children’s Hospital was like a step back in time when she and her family, including daughter Dr. Lisa Eggleston, a pediatrician in the Barberton office of Akron Children’s Hospital Pediatrics, stopped by for a tour on the Wednesday before … [Read more...]
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Mom recalls relief after daughter began therapy at Akron Children’s 36 years ago
It may have happened 36 years ago, but Frances Anger still remembers the devastation she felt upon learning her 6-month-old daughter had cerebral palsy. It didn’t help the new mom-to-be when she was told her baby would likely never walk, talk or feed herself. Frances, resolute in her refusal to … [Read more...]
Unconditional love Retired nurse reflects on decision to adopt babies with spina bifida
Nelda Wilson has always loved babies. As a nursing student in the 1950s, one of her favorite jobs was working as a student feeder at Akron Children’s Hospital. “I was in nursing school at Akron General and we would walk over and spend 2 hours feeding the babies in the evenings,” she said. “I … [Read more...]
Employee finds inspiration, new purpose in spite of loss
They say home is where the heart is, and for Akron Children’s employee Amy Poder, that statement couldn’t be more true. Having spent the better part of 1991 through 2007 bringing her daughter, Toree, to Akron Children’s Hospital for various appointments and therapies, the hospital was Poder’s … [Read more...]
Nurse shares dad’s memories as a teen polio patient at Children’s
Kerry Braucher knew about Akron Children's Hospital long before she ever worked here. “As a little girl I heard many stories about the hospital because my dad had been a patient here when he was a teen,” said Kerry, a registered nurse on Akron Children's inpatient psychiatric unit. Her dad, … [Read more...]
Veteran nurse reflects on NICU through the years
Floods and fires weren’t exactly part of the job description when Lynn Cheslock signed on as a NICU nurse at Akron Children’s Hospital back in 1983. Suffice it to say – she’s seen a lot during her 32 years. With the move on May 5 to the much bigger NICU in our new Kay Jewelers Pavilion, Cheslock, … [Read more...]
Akron Children’s Hospital Pediatrics grows up, turns 20
Back in the late 1980s and 90s, a major change emerged in pediatrics. Hospitals, including Akron Children's, were looking at ways to increase market share and meet the changing wants and needs of new medical residents getting ready to enter the workforce. "Hospitals were training hard-working, … [Read more...]