Getting the Lead In A new addition to Children’s Hospital Boston is designed to help those with a rare and aggressive cancer A new lead-lined room at Children’s Hospital Boston may sound stark, but it’s a welcome addition for some parents of sick children. The $680,000 room will be used in the treatment of…
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Charla – Andy’s nurse
Charla took care of Andy during his hospital stays back in 2001, she moved to Texas with her family in 2003 (Vince husband and now has 2 kids) . We saw Charla yesterday she was visiting Boston for a medical conference. Andy didn’t remember Charla (he was 2 years old). This picture from circa Oct….
Children’s Hospital’s Claire McCarthy on buying toys
Sofia wants a “Hannah Montana Telescope”. Andy wants a “Nintendo DS”.
Children’s Hospital’s Michael Shannon on cold medicines
CNN – Five must-do’s when a loved one is ill
Five must-do’s when a loved one is ill Rule No. 1: Don’t be afraid to interveneRule No. 2: Ask questions until you understand the answerRule No. 3: Remember that you know things the doctors don’tRule No. 4: Temper your loved one’s enthusiasm for quick fixesRule No. 5: Scope out the nurses Article via…
Notable numbers
Notable numbers 98,987 – Number of US deaths in which hospital- acquired infections are a contributing factor. This is 2x the number of deaths due to car accidents annually in the US. 12,000 – The estimated annual number of health care associated S. aureus blood stream infections in the US. Beginning in 2007 Medicare will…
“Papá, estoy aburrido”
Dream Magazine – Then and Now – Andy Treviño
Matt Cyr from Children’s Hospital Boston Dream Magazine just published a “Then and Now” article about Andy & Sofia. The online version or the article can be found here. The fall isue of Dream Magazine is here. Images and text: On October 29, 2004, Andy Treviño received millions of tiny gifts from his then-7-month-old sister,…
The DFCI stem cell registry
I learned yesterday that Dana Farber Cancer Institute has 42,000 thousand potential bone marrow stem cell donors registered at their donor center. That’s 14 times Mexico’s registry… They already have buccal swab tests available for HLA typing. That means that if you want to become a donor you just have to open your mouth for…