Breadcrumb Home Stories Inspiring Moments January 2020: A Young Woman with Heart and Tenacity Abigail has conquered life-threatening health issues that would sideline many people. When her failing health pushed her to depression, she and her family turned to experts for help. Listen to her inspiring story told by Dr. Bradley Grant, one of her doctors and a child psychiatrist at Kennedy Krieger’s Psychiatric Mental Health Program. Read More December 2019: A New Chapter for Nick Dr. Brad Schlaggar, president and CEO of Kennedy Krieger Institute, shares a heartwarming story about a mother’s perseverance in helping her son, a young teen with severe autism who blossoms into a talented artist after receiving treatment for his harmful behaviors. Read More November 2019: A Picture is Worth 1,000 Words A struggling, young, homeless mother learns self-confidence and how to be a better parent through a photo story book project. Listen to this inspiring story by Kim Cosgrove at Kennedy Krieger Institute's Therapeutic Nursery about how a special program helped mom and baby find much needed stability and hope for the future. Read More October 2019: Shannon's Strength Shines Through! At Kennedy Krieger Institute, Shannon gets the treatment she needs to stay healthy and start her journey towards medical school. Listen to her physical therapist Chris Joseph talk about how Shannon, despite having osteogenesis imperfecta, or brittle bone disease, is charting a path forward to realizing her dream of being a neonatologist. Read More September 2019: Carrying the Message to Others Imagine losing your father to an incurable genetic disorder when you are just a child and then finding out that you carry the same genetic condition that could be passed on to your kids, and effect your life, too. Listen to how Taylor, now a young woman, has turned her personal adversity into advocacy for research for a cure and inspiration to others to never give up. Read More August 2019: Changing the Course for a Positive Impact Adverse experiences in a child's younger years often have negative impact on that child's future, but with proper help, there is hope. Listen to Dan Hoover share the story of Da'quan who realized that with support and assistance from his foster family and caring therapy from his therapists at the Center for Child and Family Traumatic Stress at Kennedy Krieger Institute, he could have a bright future, despite his early traumatic experiences. Read More July 2019: Creating a Family Through Foster Care Listen to Paul's Story Dr. Jacqueline Stone: Today I’m joined by Paul Brylske, Director of the Therapeutic Foster Care Program at Kennedy Krieger Read More June 2019: Conquering Pain “We got our Jackie back!” That was the sentiment of Jackie’s parents after their daughter had been treated for chronic pain at the Kennedy Krieger Institute Pain Rehabilitation Program. With an interdisciplinary team approach to treatment, Jackie learned how to manage her pain and to get back to the things she loves. Read More May 2019: Adaptive Sports Makes a Positive Impact on Samantha Gerry Herman, co-director of the Bennett Institute for Physically Challenged Sports Program at Kennedy Krieger Institute, shares how Samantha went from being a shy six-year-old when she first started in the program, to a confident, 17-year-old accomplished athlete who is going to college on a scholarship to play wheelchair basketball. Read More Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Next page ›
January 2020: A Young Woman with Heart and Tenacity Abigail has conquered life-threatening health issues that would sideline many people. When her failing health pushed her to depression, she and her family turned to experts for help. Listen to her inspiring story told by Dr. Bradley Grant, one of her doctors and a child psychiatrist at Kennedy Krieger’s Psychiatric Mental Health Program. Read More
December 2019: A New Chapter for Nick Dr. Brad Schlaggar, president and CEO of Kennedy Krieger Institute, shares a heartwarming story about a mother’s perseverance in helping her son, a young teen with severe autism who blossoms into a talented artist after receiving treatment for his harmful behaviors. Read More
November 2019: A Picture is Worth 1,000 Words A struggling, young, homeless mother learns self-confidence and how to be a better parent through a photo story book project. Listen to this inspiring story by Kim Cosgrove at Kennedy Krieger Institute's Therapeutic Nursery about how a special program helped mom and baby find much needed stability and hope for the future. Read More
October 2019: Shannon's Strength Shines Through! At Kennedy Krieger Institute, Shannon gets the treatment she needs to stay healthy and start her journey towards medical school. Listen to her physical therapist Chris Joseph talk about how Shannon, despite having osteogenesis imperfecta, or brittle bone disease, is charting a path forward to realizing her dream of being a neonatologist. Read More
September 2019: Carrying the Message to Others Imagine losing your father to an incurable genetic disorder when you are just a child and then finding out that you carry the same genetic condition that could be passed on to your kids, and effect your life, too. Listen to how Taylor, now a young woman, has turned her personal adversity into advocacy for research for a cure and inspiration to others to never give up. Read More
August 2019: Changing the Course for a Positive Impact Adverse experiences in a child's younger years often have negative impact on that child's future, but with proper help, there is hope. Listen to Dan Hoover share the story of Da'quan who realized that with support and assistance from his foster family and caring therapy from his therapists at the Center for Child and Family Traumatic Stress at Kennedy Krieger Institute, he could have a bright future, despite his early traumatic experiences. Read More
July 2019: Creating a Family Through Foster Care Listen to Paul's Story Dr. Jacqueline Stone: Today I’m joined by Paul Brylske, Director of the Therapeutic Foster Care Program at Kennedy Krieger Read More
June 2019: Conquering Pain “We got our Jackie back!” That was the sentiment of Jackie’s parents after their daughter had been treated for chronic pain at the Kennedy Krieger Institute Pain Rehabilitation Program. With an interdisciplinary team approach to treatment, Jackie learned how to manage her pain and to get back to the things she loves. Read More
May 2019: Adaptive Sports Makes a Positive Impact on Samantha Gerry Herman, co-director of the Bennett Institute for Physically Challenged Sports Program at Kennedy Krieger Institute, shares how Samantha went from being a shy six-year-old when she first started in the program, to a confident, 17-year-old accomplished athlete who is going to college on a scholarship to play wheelchair basketball. Read More
