At just 3 years old, Cullen Cisneros faced leukemia. He eventually recovered and went on to enjoy simply being a kid. In 2020, Cullen, then 11, was diagnosed with an entirely different cancer than he had had previously: Ewing’s Sarcoma.
We’re excited for you to shine bright for our cancer and blood disorder patients this September! Learn more about our cancer and blood disorder program and how we help patients and families.
Dr. Gigi Chawla, chief of general pediatrics at Children’s Minnesota, provides tips to handle separation anxiety with kids and parents.
In honor of Neonatal Nurses Week, September 13-19, 2021, we are highlighting Jill Bauer, registered nurse and health professional liaison for neonatal at Children’s Minnesota. Jill has been an RN for 40 years and has been a NICU nurse for 36 years.
Kaytee Crawford is a babywearing educator and owner of Doula Kaytee. She is also a certified birth and postpartum doula, lactation and childbirth educator, and trained and certified perinatal educator. We talked with her to get her expert advice on babywearing.
Here are some answers to common questions to help you decide to get your child or yourself vaccinated against COVID-19.
At only 33 weeks pregnant, Danielle was rushed to The Mother Baby Center at Mercy. She was then diagnosed with placental abruption and preeclampsia. She was rushed to the operating room and minutes later, she gave birth to Freya.
The 29th annual Great Clips cut-a-thon will take place from Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, through Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. Great Clips salons are donating a portion of proceeds from each haircut to support the school re-entry program at Children’s Minnesota. This program helps kids with cancer and other serious illnesses go back to school with confidence.
Here’s a helpful summary of the most important things you should know as you prepare your family to head back to school.
Forest Juvland, LICSW, partial hospitalization program therapist at our specialty center in Lakeville, talks about how going back to school may affect children’s mental health.