Pediatric Stroke Awareness Montage

Our Baby Had a Stroke This picture was taken less than two months after Christopher (in photo – far left) had his MRI which  revealed that he had suffered a stroke in utero. The neurologist called us after hours and […]

CHASA Streak for Pediatric Stroke Awareness

It’s time to get your streak on.  How will you Streak for Pediatric Stroke? Pediatric Stroke Survivors often have multiple disabilities. If these little stroke survivors can do some of the hard things they do every single day of their […]

Pediatric Stroke Awareness T-Shirts 2015

The awareness shirt campaign closed on 3/20/15 and your shirts will be shipped in April. If you have questions about your order, please contact booster.com. Thanks for your AWESOME support of this CHASA awareness campaign. Wear those shirts with pride! […]

CHASA Meetups – Join Us!

CHASA parents, kids, siblings and young adults are meeting up all over the United States and in a few other countries. Online support is awesome, but knowing someone in person is the BEST!  CHASA teams with parents to set up […]

Pediatric Stroke Guides

A Family Guide To Pediatric Stroke Childhood Stroke by the Stroke Foundation The Hemiplegia Handbook Fact Sheets Babies and kids have strokes. Get the Facts! Knowing No Bounds: Stroke in Infants, Children and Youth Let’s Talk About Stroke Books Pediatric […]

Pediatric Stroke Awareness Tree

We know it’s early, but you’ll need time to make your ornaments.  A few years ago, Tiffaney Carlisle, the mom of a pediatric stroke survivor from Illinois, approached the Children’s Hemipelgia and Stroke Association (CHASA) about sponsoring a pediatric stroke […]

Pediatric Stroke and Hemiplegia Awareness in the Fall

A great way to raise awareness of hemiplegic cerebral palsy, pediatric stroke, or related conditions is to set up a display or booth at your local Fall Festivals. Most communities or schools have some sort of festival in the fall […]

Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month – Your Facebook Status

We know you’re busy, so we’ve developed 31 days of Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month ideas for your Facebook status. Cut and paste these into your status each day. Add chasa.org to any posts that don’t have other links so people […]

Pediatric Stroke Awareness – Quick and Easy Ideas

On the Internet Use KidsHaveStrokes.org whenever you talk about Pediatric Stroke. It’s easy to remember and will take the public directly to information on pediatric stroke. You can also include CHASA.org for support and help for families of pediatric stroke […]

My Baby had a Stroke – A Mom Copes

Allison Bemiss lives in southern Kentucky with her husband, Daniel, and two sons, seven year old Elijah and two year old Jonah. Just after Jonah’s first birthday, the family learned he was a pediatric stroke survivor. He suffered an in-utero […]

Pediatric Stroke Awareness – 31 Days 31 Ways

May is Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month May 1 Like CHASA on Facebook. May 2 Write your child’s story and share it on a Firstgiving page. The world needs to know our stories. (You don’t have to fundraise on Firstgiving. You […]

History of Pediatric Stroke Awareness

In 2002, Heidi Jameson and Nancy Atwood, CHASA (Children’s Hemiplegia and Stroke Association) board members and moms of two little girls who survived strokes before birth, had a conversation about how tired they were of hearing those four little words… […]

These Families are Streaking for Pediatric Stroke

May is Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month. Do you know that CHASA proclaimed the first Pediatric Stroke Awareness Day way back in 2002?  A couple of moms were tired of hearing, “I didn’t know a baby could have a stoke.” Sound […]

2013 Pediatric Stroke Awareness Events

We love our volunteers! They’ve set up the following events to benefit CHASA and increase Pediatric Stroke Awareness. Let us know about any events you’re planning that will benefit the Children’s Hemiplegia and Stroke Association and help us keep Helping […]

Adapting Zipper Pulls for Children with Hemiplegia

Adapting Zipper Pulls for Children with Hemiplegia The photo shows a handle that has been added to a zipper pull. This photo shows a longer ribbon that has been added to a zipper pull. More Adaptive Clothing Ideas for Children […]