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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Archive for the ‘Childhood illnesses’ Category

“The Yellow Boat” celebrates a young life

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As Spotlight Youth Theatre in Glendale prepares to open its production of David Saar’s “The Yellow Boat” this Friday, cast members are learning more about the boy named Benjamin whose life inspired the play. Saar and his wife, Sonja Færøy Saar, are Benjamin’s parents. Benjamin was born with congenital hemophilia and died in 1987 at [...]

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Rainbow Kids, mount up, ride in sunshine

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Camp Rainbow, a Phoenix Children’s Hospital program, is a summer camp for kids who are being treated or have been treated for cancer and blood disorders. Rainbow Kids is a program for those same kids and their families during the rest of the year. They get together once a month around the Valley for activities [...]

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Marrowthon event aims to register bone marrow donors

Ceci Christensen is a Gilbert teen who has raised awareness of bone marrow donations after receiving a life-changing diagnosis of a blood-cell disorder. Photo: Daniel Friedman.

Phoenix Children’s Hospital and the Blood and Marrow Transplant program at Mayo Clinic are playing host to the National Marrow Donor Program’s Be the Match: Marrowthon on Monday, July 9, aiming to register new bone marrow donors. Anyone from ages 18 to 60 and in good health is encouraged to attend. Participants will fill out [...]

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Grab the book! My child is sick!

A book is there for anyone whether or not there’s a wi-fi connection, in case the power goes out, or if you want to make sure there’s an easy-to-use reference written by a real pediatrician in the hands of the person taking care of your child.

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Visiting the water park? Shower before using!

A new study finds that these days, the required shower rule isn’t necessarily top of the list, at least for parents of kids who swim at water parks.

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Retinoblastoma: checking digital photos for “white eye”

One very simple warning sign for Rb is the white glow that often appears in photographs of one or both eyes of young children.

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Don’t fear the fever

The primary goal of giving a child antipyretics, or medications to reduce a fever, such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen should be to help a sick child feel more comfortable, not simply to maintain a “normal” temperature.

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RAK Giveaways

  • A summer birthday party at Kiwanis Wave Pool

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    Make your next birthday party a real splash by holding it at Kiwanis Recreation Center’s indoor wave pool and water slide! What could be better than three-foot waves and a double-spiral water slide? We’re giving away a Splash Bash Birthday Party  valued at $175. It includes: 16 people, birthday child is free two-hour hosted public [...]

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  • Tickets to “Despicable Me 2″ sneak preview

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    This summer, those lovable yellow minions assemble and return to theaters when “Despicable Me 2″ opens July 3. We are sending five families (four tickets each) to a special, reserved-seating advance screening at 7pm on Thursday, June 27 at the AMC Deer Valley 30. The screening will be in Real D 3D. The film features [...]

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