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Direct linkWelch, Cay – Exceptional Parent, 2009
This is a Pittsburgh story. It is about a boy named Michael Charles Metil--a boy that transformed many lives, including the author's. While visiting grandparents over the Christmas holiday in Latrobe, Pennsylvania in 1993, Michael became sick. He was lethargic, vomiting, and had some diarrhea. Little did his parents realize how very sick he was,…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Altruism, Surgery, Child Health
Weaver, Robin – Exceptional Parent, 2007
This article describes how The Children's Home of Pittsburgh provides unique, specialized services for infants, children, and their families and seeks to improve not only the range of services available to these special patients, but also the way in which those services are provided. Their innovative healthcare programs have been developed in…
Descriptors: Patients, Caregivers, Hospitals, Community Needs
Wood, Margie; Gretz, Sharon; Gatto, Molly; Walker, Deborah; MacDonald, Sarah – Exceptional Parent, 2007
This article presents the fourth part in the 12 installment series that presents the experiences of a fictitious couple, Amita and Samir, as they learn to adapt to the reality of having a premature baby with special needs. It describes the services provided by various community resources to children and youth with special healthcare needs and…
Descriptors: Child Health, Pediatrics, Community Resources, Disabilities
