Cody has cancer and also has had a hard tough taking his medication. He has to swallow many large pills for his medication. While this has been difficult, Cody has learned some tips and ways to help get him used to swallowing medicine. Watch as Cody walks through a few different techniques.
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Tyler’s gives tips and advice to kids and parents who are going through divorce.
Divorce is stressful for parents and kids alike. Although reactions will depend on a child’s age, temperament, and the circumstances surrounding the split, many kids feel sad, frustrated, angry, and anxious — and it’s not uncommon for them to act out because of those feelings.
Diabetes is a disease that affects how the body uses glucose (pronounced: gloo-kose), a sugar that is the body’s main source of fuel. Like a CD player need batteries, your body needs glucose to keep running. Here’s how it should work.
You eat. Glucose from the food enters your bloodstream. Your pancreas makes a hormone called insulin (pronounced: in-suh-lin). Insulin helps the glucose get into the body’s cells. Your body gets the energy it needs.
The pancreas is a long, flat gland in your belly that helps your body digest food. It also makes insulin. Insulin is kind of like a key that opens the doors to the cells of the body. It lets the glucose in. Then the glucose can move out of the blood and into the cells.
But if someone has diabetes, the body either can’t make insulin or the insulin doesn’t work in the body like it should. The glucose can’t get into the cells normally, so the blood sugar level gets too high. Lots of sugar in the blood makes people sick if they don’t get treatment.
There’s a lot of diabetes information out there — unfortunately, not all of it is based on facts. Although you can find a lot of good information about diabetes on the Internet, you can also find bad information. Following bad advice could actually harm a person with diabetes. Sometimes you don’t even need to log onto a website to get incorrect info — family members or friends can give out information that’s incorrect, inaccurate, or misleading without even knowing it!
It’s a good idea to talk to your diabetes health care team if you ever come across information that doesn’t seem quite right or sounds too good to be true. And be cautious if someone tells you to do the opposite of what your diabetes health care team has told you — always check with your doctors first to get the scoop on what’s helpful and what’s harmful. Learn more
Does your child have type 1 or type 2 diabetes? Learn how to manage the disease and keep your child healthy. Check out these helpful tools.
The Pediatric Endocrinology service at Kosair Children’s Hospital provides diagnostic and therapeutic services for children with disorders and diseases including:
We provide diagnostic endocrine tests for patients in the areas of endocrinology and carbohydrate, amino acid, and mineral and lipid metabolism. We can also address growth abnormalities and the range of conditions that can cause them.
Devon was diagnosed with cancer at only 18 months. Listen as he talk about the way this experience has shaped his life.
Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS or “rhabdo”) is a cancerous tumor that develops in the body’s soft tissues, usually the muscles. It can affect the head, neck, bladder, vagina, arms, legs, and trunk. Cells from these tumors are often fast growing and can spread (metastasize) to other parts of the body. Learn more
When Caleb was 13 he was diagnosed with cancer. Watch as he talks about his battle and victory and also how he coped with the disease. Also be sure to check out his sister’s video on how she dealt with helping a sibling with cancer.
All kinds of cancer, including childhood cancer, have a common disease process — cells grow out of control, develop abnormal sizes and shapes, ignore their typical boundaries inside the body, destroy their neighbor cells, and can ultimately spread (or metastasize) to other organs and tissues. As cancer cells grow, they demand more and more of the body’s nutrition. Cancer takes a child’s strength, destroys organs and bones, and weakens the body’s defenses against other illnesses. Learn more
Dominique helps us understand the fears of cancer and explains ways in which he deals with fear.
Fear is one of the most basic human emotions. It is programmed into the nervous system and works like an instinct. From the time we’re infants, we are equipped with the survival instincts necessary to respond with fear when we sense danger or feel unsafe.
Fear helps protect us. It makes us alert to danger and prepares us to deal with it. Feeling afraid is very natural — and helpful — in some situations. Fear can be like a warning, a signal that cautions us to be careful. Learn more
Dominique was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma cancer. In this segment he talks about ways that he is able to cope with the disease and encourages others to look on a brighter side.
Lymphomas that involve a particular type of cell, called a Reed-Sternberg cell, are classified under the heading Hodgkin’s disease. There are several different subtypes of Hodgkin’s disease, based on how the cancerous tissue looks under a microscope. Learn more about Hodgkin lymphoma.
Decades of pediatric expertise, comprehensive treatment and support services make Kosair Children’s Hospital an excellent choice for the treatment of all forms of childhood and adolescent cancers. For more information on our Cancer Care services, call (502) 629-KIDS.
Dominique discusses how he was diagnosed with cancer and what he first treatments were like. Make sure you check out all of Dominique’s videos on CopingClub.com to hear his full story!
Hodgkin’s disease is a type of cancer called a lymphoma, which is a cancer of the lymphatic system. (The disease is sometimes also referred to as Hodgkin’s lymphoma.)
Lymphoma is a disease in which cancer cells form in a person’s lymphatic system and start to grow uncontrollably. There are several different types of lymphomas, and they are divided into two broad categories: Hodgkin’s disease and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
Decades of pediatric expertise, comprehensive treatment and support services make Kosair Children’s Hospital an excellent choice for the treatment of all forms of childhood and adolescent cancers.
Deontay has Hodgkin lymphoma cancer. Is this segment he talks about getting his treatment at Kosair Children’s Hospital and the things that he enjoys while being at the hospital. Hodgkin disease, or Hodgkin lymphoma, is a type of cancer that affects the lymphatic system.
Decades of pediatric expertise, comprehensive treatment and support services make Kosair Children’s Hospital an excellent choice for the treatment of all forms of childhood and adolescent cancers. Their multidisciplinary approach to children’s care integrates the efforts of many specialists in cancer, including oncologists, surgeons, nurses, social workers, chaplains and pharmacists. Learn more about the unique features for fighting cancer at Kosair Children’s Hospital.
Watch as Deontay talks about having Hodgkin lymphoma.
Hodgkin disease, or Hodgkin lymphoma, is a type of cancer that affects the lymphatic system. This highly sophisticated filtering system helps the body’s immune system remove bacteria, viruses, and other unwanted substances.
The lymphatic system includes the lymph nodes (glands), thymus, spleen, tonsils, adenoids, and bone marrow, as well as the channels (called lymphatics or lymph vessels) that connect them. When lymphoma occurs, cancer cells develop in a person’s lymphatic system and start to grow uncontrollably. Learn More
Matthew recently had a kidney transplant. Watch as he describes the procedure and also has some fun depicting the operation on his doll.
When you’re hungry, your stomach lets out a growl or two. When you run around, your heart lets you know it’s really working by boom, boom, booming! But some important body parts are quiet as a whisper. Psst — we’re talking about your kidneys. Learn more about kidney disease.
Cameron explains what sickle cell is and how he deals with the pain.
Sickle cell disease is an inherited disorder in which red blood cells (RBCs) are abnormally shaped. This abnormality can result in painful episodes, serious infections, chronic anemia, and damage to body organs.
These complications can, however, vary from person to person depending on the type of sickle cell disease each has. Some people are relatively healthy and others are hospitalized frequently.
But thanks to advancements in early diagnosis and treatment, most kids born with this disorder grow up to live relatively healthy and productive lives. Read More
Seth Jacobs has cystic fibrosis and has created this video to explain how he deals with CF.
Right now, there is no cure for CF. Even if symptoms are mild at first, they get steadily worse over time.
But there is hope. Fifteen years ago, most children with CF would die before reaching their teens. Now, with new treatments available, more than half live into their thirties, and new research is leading to the possibility of a cure. Statistics now show that nearly 40% of the people living with CF in the United States are 18 years or older.
Learn more about living with CF.
Nashawnte is a 9 year old diagnosed with pancreatitis. When her pancreatitis flairs up she has a lot of pain and has to go to the hospital. Sometimes she has to have an NJ tube inserted which requires sedation. She’s SCARED of sedation but has been working very hard to overcome her fears! Learn more [...]
Cody has cancer and also has had a hard tough taking his medication. He has to swallow many large pills for his medication. While this has been difficult, Cody has learned some tips and ways to help get him used to swallowing medicine. Watch as Cody walks through a few different techniques. You can also [...]
Tyler’s gives tips and advice to kids and parents who are going through divorce. Divorce is stressful for parents and kids alike. Although reactions will depend on a child’s age, temperament, and the circumstances surrounding the split, many kids feel sad, frustrated, angry, and anxious — and it’s not uncommon for them to act out because [...]
