Going to an indoor water park was on Alexis Walsh’s birthday bucket list. Alexis, who turned 14 in October, 2023, thought it would be fun, especially riding rafts down the slides with her family. During Christmas break, Alexis fulfilled her wish and enjoyed a mini family vacation to a local water park. The outing was […]
Winter clothing advisory: Is it OK to let your kids wear shorts?
As the season changes from fall to winter, logic dictates adjusting your wardrobe to account for falling temperatures. Swapping out bathing suits and shorts for long pants and sweaters is an obvious choice—that is, unless you are a school-age or teen boy. In that case, wearing shorts year-round is not only trendy, it’s common. For […]
Our top news stories of 2023
We always have plenty of stories to tell at Akron Children’s, and this year was no exception. Our amazing patients, families and providers made the news a lot in 2023. Here are our media team’s top stories of the year. ‘I walk away in tears’ – Akron Children’s photographer Ted Stevens brings light to bereaved […]
Stow family affected by cancer starts foundation to support pediatric cancer patients
Life can turn on a dime and no one knows that better than 17-year-old Dylan Fink and his family. Prior to Sept. 2020, Dylan was a healthy teenager playing baseball, lacrosse and conditioning in a CrossFit gym. When he noticed a swollen lymph node on his neck in June of that year, no one, including […]
Family of blind boy sponsors a tree featuring inclusivity for visually impaired
Every year since 2019, the Detwiler family has donated a tree to the Akron Children’s Tree Festival in honor of their youngest child, David, who was born blind, without a functioning kidney or bladder and with spastic quadriplegia cerebral palsy. “David’s care at Akron Children’s is 100% the reason he is still here today,” said […]
16-year-old looking toward the future after having hands and feet amputated
When her 4 kids were under the weather in April 2023, Charde McMillian did what any good mom would do and took them to the doctor. “They were all diagnosed with strep throat and placed on antibiotics,” she said. “I figured we would go home, and they would get better.” But that evening 16-year-old Mason […]