Mackenzie Connerton sits in her room on the seventh floor of Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin slathering red paint onto a small wooden birdhouse. Thick beads slowly stream down its small pitched roof. Just off to the side sit two other … Continue reading →
A little more than a year ago, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin became among the first in the nation to be verified as a Level I Children’s Surgery Center by the American College of Surgeons. One example of why our hospital earned this … Continue reading →
Our daughter, Katie, was diagnosed with epilepsy when she was a baby. Since then, we’ve dealt with many ups and downs trying to get her condition under control. It’s been a huge struggle, but … Continue reading →
Seeing your child have a seizure is scary. No matter how big or small, subtle or intense it might be, it can still be enough to put a parent into emergency mode and assume something is horribly wrong. While a … Continue reading →
As 1 of the approximately 138,000 kids in the U.S. who have Tourette Syndrome, I would like to address some common misconceptions people have about the condition, and the people … Continue reading →