11 things you didn’t know about child life specialists
In honor of Child Life Month, here are eleven things you may not know about child life specialists at CHOC.
Window falls and children: Lauren’s story
The no. 1 reason for children suffering from a window fall is furniture placed below – and that is exactly what happened with Lauren.
Navigating an epilepsy diagnosis and surgery: Geni’s story
Life was typical for Geni before she was diagnosed with epilepsy at age 14. After medications failed, she underwent epilepsy surgery.
Wired for hope
In a first for CHOC, a multidisciplinary team performs deep brain stimulation on 16-year-old to treat her debilitating movement disorder.
How telehealth physical therapy helped a CHOC patient take his first steps
Shiloh, a CHOC patient since birth, needed physical therapy. When COVID hit, those sessions went online - and helped him take his first steps.