Breadcrumb Home Stories Inspiring Moments 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 April 2019: Brilliant at Chess, Champion at Life Yuva is a nationally-ranked chess player, an excellent student and a scientific researcher who also has Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Hear how he inspires Dr. Kathryn Wagner, his physician at Kennedy Krieger Institute's Center for Genetic Muscle Disorders, with his remarkable tenacity, fortitude and drive, and by the contributions he's making to research for new treatments for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Read More March 2019: Once the Patient, Now the Teacher Dr. Beth Slomine shares a story about Amy Dykes, a former patient who had a large tumor removed from her brain when she was 18. Now fully recovered, Amy applies the lessons she learned as a patient to teaching students with learning differences at Kennedy Krieger's Fairmount school. Read More Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Next page ›
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
April 2019: Brilliant at Chess, Champion at Life Yuva is a nationally-ranked chess player, an excellent student and a scientific researcher who also has Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Hear how he inspires Dr. Kathryn Wagner, his physician at Kennedy Krieger Institute's Center for Genetic Muscle Disorders, with his remarkable tenacity, fortitude and drive, and by the contributions he's making to research for new treatments for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Read More
March 2019: Once the Patient, Now the Teacher Dr. Beth Slomine shares a story about Amy Dykes, a former patient who had a large tumor removed from her brain when she was 18. Now fully recovered, Amy applies the lessons she learned as a patient to teaching students with learning differences at Kennedy Krieger's Fairmount school. Read More
