Learn tips to help navigate the transitions you and your child will experience during their hospital stay for intestinal failure and when planning to return home from the hospital.
An alveolar bone graft operation is done to close an alveolar cleft (gap in the bone of the upper jaw). Children who had a cleft lip and palate may have an alveolar cleft.
Learn about total body irradiation which is given to a child before the blood and marrow transplant.
Read about apnea of prematurity, which is a condition in which premature babies take unusually long pauses (usually more than 20 seconds) between breaths.
Radiation therapy may be used to help treat a brain tumour. Learn how radiation therapy works and what you need to know before your child begins treatment.
Learn about surgical teams committed specifically to children with heart conditions.
Read about issues that parents and caregivers must address in order to prepare for a baby's discharge from the NICU and arrival at home.
When your child comes to the hospital for surgery, you will meet many different members of the health-care team. Learn about the role each of these people play in your child’s care.
Learn about your child's blood and marrow transplant (BMT) nursing team.
Read the story of 13-year-old Sara and how her meal plan with changing carbohydrate intakes works for her.
A guide on how to give your child enoxaparin injections.
A guide on how to give your child tinzaparin injections.
Read about preparing a teenager with congenital heart disease for high school. Guidance counselors and managing work, time and treatment are discussed.
Before your child has heart surgery, you will need to come in for a pre-operative visit. The team will assess your child's health and answer any questions you have about the operation.
Heart catheterization may be used to correct various kinds of heart defects. Learn how to prepare for heart catheterization and how to care for your child at home.
Read the story of 12-year-old Pino and how his meal plan with consistent carbohydrate intakes works for him.
Radiation therapy is used to treat some kinds of cancer. Find out it works, what needs to be done to prepare and what to expect while receiving radiation treatment.
This page explains how to get ready and what to expect when you got to the hospital for jaw surgery.
A craniotomy is a surgery where part of the skull bone is removed temporarily to access the brain. Learn more about what will happen during the operation.
Learn how ARFID can be treated in hospital and at home.
Maintaining a healthy diet is an essential part of diabetes management. Learn why it's so important.
Your child's meal plan must be flexible and realistic. Find out what you need to know before setting up a healthy meal plan.
Learn about the roles of different members of your child's health-care team, including their oncologists and nurses.
Learn how planning ahead, managing expectations and staying positive can help you to enjoy the holidays while following a strict gluten-free diet for your child with celiac disease.
Parents and caregivers play an important role in supporting their baby’s speech and language development. Learn how to help your baby develop their speech and language before their cleft palate repair.
