The idea came to Gina Antonucci in 2019 while at a country club holiday party, watching the children visit with Santa, and enjoying gifts and beautiful displays of food. She thought of how many children would not have the same experience. But, she thought, she could do something. Gina, a float nurse at Akron Children’s […]
Archives for December 2021
Hirschbecks deliver holiday magic to Palliative Care families
Any positive break from the routine is welcomed for Traci Fraelich. The single mother from Newton Falls has been the primary caregiver for daughter Ella Marquette, 10, since she was born with a structural abnormality in her brain. “When you’re at home and isolated and doing complex medical care for your child 24/7, you feel […]
Don’t play around with toy safety
Toys are a treasured part of childhood that help us learn and have fun. But buying the right toy for a child includes thinking about safety issues. Tips for choosing safe toys Toys made of fabric should be labeled as flame resistant or flame retardant. Stuffed toys should be washable. Painted toys should be covered […]
Mary Marino plans a retirement that includes family, travel and projects
Mary Marino, director of rehabilitative services, has always focused on the big picture. Early in her career, she worked as a speech-language pathologist, coming up with ideas and solutions to help her pediatric patients overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Later, looking at the big picture meant joining a team that helped to streamline Akron Children’s separate […]
Owen saddles up – and up, up, up goes his confidence
It could have been a late birthday gift or an early Christmas gift but, anyway you look at it, spending time riding a horse named Rambo was an experience Owen Culp won’t soon forget. Owen, who turned 17 on Dec. 6, had mentioned to Dr. Katrina Lindsay that he enjoyed caring for a neighbor’s horses […]
Dr. Jacqueline Cornell brings global perspective to new role delivering babies
Dr. Jacqueline Cornell’s life and practice forever changed for the better after spending a summer of medical school in Kenya delivering babies, treating Malaria, HIV and more. Besides being grateful for the abundant resources she has at home to care for patients, she recognized firsthand the importance of understanding each woman’s unique history and current […]