For Shanelle Beachy, the two-hour roundtrip drive to Akron Children’s Hospital has become a familiar route. Three times a week, she makes the trip from her family’s home in Sugarcreek, determined to give her son Reid, age 2 ½, the best possible care. Reid, a happy and thriving toddler, had his world turned upside down […]
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 […]
Hospital-wide sepsis protocol saves lives
Both Kyle Nottingham and David Detwiler are no strangers to Akron Children’s. Kyle, age 15, and David, age 4, have complex medical conditions that lead to frequent hospitalizations. Kyle has a neurologic condition known as Leukodystrophy hypomyelinating 6, which causes difficulty with muscle tone, spasticity, speech, body movement and eyesight. David, who is blind and […]
Sepsis protocol leads to improved outcomes for Akron Children’s patients
Wendy McNair and her daughter, Madelyne Williams, are no strangers to the life-threatening blood infection known as sepsis. Madelyne, age 17, who has cerebral palsy and other complex medical needs has had sepsis a total of 5 times – experiencing her first bout in 2016. “In 2016, Madelyne got the flu, which led to […]