Learning More About Childhood Cancer During Awareness Month
Pediatric Cancer. Kids aren't supposed to get cancer. It is an older person's disease. September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and one of the goals is to change that false perception. This false perception needs to be pointed out. Leukemias,...
Blood Donor Month Needs Your Help To Beat National Shortages
Count to two. One and two. In that small space of time, a neighbor in North Carolina or someone in the US needs blood. And you can be that blood donor. Blood transfusions are not just for auto accidents. People with cancer or some other disease also need blood aid....
Children Can Have Mild, Moderate, or Severe Psoriasis (Yes, Kids Can Get This Skin & Joint Disease)
Psoriasis is best known as a chronic autoimmune disease that appears on the skin. Up to 40% of people with psoriasis have symptoms before they're 16 years old, and 10% get it before they're 10. In fact, each year, roughly 20,000 children under 10 years of age are...
North Carolina Struggles to Meet Oral Health Care Needs of Children with Disabilities
Children with disabilities are almost two times worse off with meeting their oral health care needs than kids without disabilities. And, according to the American Dental Association, both North Carolina and South Carolina are in the bottom third of the country when it...
Full List of Community Events and Resources 5/23/19
Community Events Sensory Friendly Open Jam Session- Matthews Library June 1st 10:30am Piedmont Music Therapy extends an invitation to the upcoming Sensory-Friendly Open Jam Session sponsored by the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library - Matthews Location. We are thrilled...
Occupational Therapy Assists Every Day in Every Way
While most medical services are focused on helping the patient live with/overcome a specific injury, Occupational Therapy (OT) is the only profession that helps people to continue to do the things they want and need to do throughout their lifespan. This is...
Down Syndrome Awareness Month
Monthly, we focus on a different disability afflicting children in America and specifically in North Carolina. One of the most common genetic birth defects, affecting one out of every 691 babies, is Down Syndrome. Sometimes you know something about a disability, and...
Camp LUCK: More Than Just a Camp
“It’s more than a camp; it's an attitude... and changing attitudes changes lives.” When most kids go camping, they don’t get on a plane and fly across the country. But for Kim Jackson and her son, Jacob, traveling from North Carolina to California was their yearly...
Local ADHD Resource- Child And Family Development Center
Child & Family Development specifically caters to ADD and ADHD with their educational services…
Spina Bifida Clinics
Spina bifida clinics may be a good option for combining routine doctor’s appointments…