When Patch was 9 months old, his parents discovered that he’d had a stroke before he was born. Patch was just a baby and he needed therapy to help him learn many of the essential developmental milestones like eating, rolling […]
Baby Steps: Infant with Hemiplegia after Strokes Tackles Walking
By Joy Roberts At 28 weeks of pregnancy, my baby girl, Lily (nicknamed Lily Pad) had several strokes in the linings of her brain called Intraventricular Hemorrhages (IVH). Approximately five blood clots resulted because of the bleeding which resulted in loss of […]
Parents of a Baby or Child Who Has Had a Stroke – Research Opportunity
The Children’s Hemiplegia and Stroke Association is partnering with Kenda Grover, Ed. D., a faculty member in the College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Arkansas, to assist her in recruiting participants for a research study. Dr. […]
New York Childhood Stroke Awareness Picnic
Join New York area families of children who are pediatric stroke survivors or who have hemiplegia for our 3rd Annual Picnic. Date: July 8th 2012 Time: 11:00am – 3:00pm Place: Wantagh Park – Covered Picnic area Please bring your favorite […]
Gabi is Riding Again
On January 24th, 2011, Gabi grabbed her head and stumbled to the ground and started to go unresponsive. Fifteen hours later, at midnight in the PICU, we found out that Gabi had had a stroke. It was sudden to say […]
Caitlyn’s Doing the Bum-scooting Boogie
Caitlyn has just been diagnosed in February with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy secondary to a Perinatal stroke. At 10 months old she was not able to sit up well even with support and with the hard work and support of great […]
Watching and Waiting
James didn’t come into this world screaming; he came into it blue, breathless and almost lifeless following a complete placental abruption. Five days later we found out that his little brain had been spared damage from the loss of oxygen, […]
Jana’s Pediatric Stroke Streak – Pink Shoes – Day 4
I want to end the week with a light post — today I believe in Nike. Why, you ask? Because Nike has solved a huge problem in our house. For years I have been searching for “cool shoes” for Evie, […]
Pediatric Stroke Survivor Brody is Jumping
Brody is an in-utero stroke survivor who has struggled through every developmental milestone due to lack of muscle tone, balance, and coordination. After months and months of trying and lots of practice, Brody jumped off a platform! We are so […]
Streak for Pediatric Stroke – Paying It Forward
People tell me how lucky Evie is that I am her mom. How lucky she is to have parents that push her and help her succeed. How lucky she is to be born into our support system of family and […]
CHASA to Celebrate Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month – Press Release
Please share the CHASA to Celebrate Childhood Stroke Awareness Press Release -2012 with the media in your community.
Luka is a Pediatric Stroke Survivor
Most people are unaware that at least 1 in every 2700 children will be diagnosed with a stroke either in-utero or around the time of birth. 11 out of 100,000 children will suffer a stroke between the ages of 1-18 […]
Hemiplegia Awareness Ice Cream Social – Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
Join us on for an old-fashioned ice cream social at the Leedy home in Southlake, Texas. Ice cream will be provided, so bring your favorite topping to share. There will be activities for the kids – Wii, Rock Band, and […]
Childhood Stroke Walk – Rhode Island’s 4th
Fellow New Englanders, join us for Rhode Island’s 4th Annual Childhood Stroke Walk on Saturday, May 19 at Fort Wetherill State Park in beautiful Jamestown, RI. Not only will you be raising funds for CHASA (a great cause, to be […]
Boston Pediatric Stroke Awareness Picnic
Join other families of kids with hemiplegia due to pediatric stroke or other causes. Saturday, May 5, 2012. 2:00 – 4:00 pm EDT. Boston Public Garden, near the “Make Way for Ducklings” statue. Bring a picnic lunch and catch up […]
