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“Chris felt seen as a person": the power of gender-affirming care
Posted on Monday, August 23, 2021 08:24 AM
Aside from our names, pronouns are one of the most common ways we identify the people around us. Honouring and respecting the pronouns that others go by is something we can all do to help foster inclusive and caring spaces.
At CHEO, providing gender-affirming care by making sure that every child, youth and caregiver is referred to with their preferred name and pronouns is one more way we can help every child and youth live their best life and be their full, authentic self.
Hear from one family, who...
Listen to our latest podcast episode featuring Dr. Melanie Buba
Posted on Monday, July 12, 2021 09:40 AM
Enjoy “Walk in our shoes,” a new podcast about working — and in this episode, volunteering — at CHEO during the COVID-19 pandemic. These are brief conversations with CHEO’s president and CEO, Alex Munter.
Latest episode: Dr. Melanie Buba, hospital pediatrician and Medical Director of Medical Inpatient ServicesThis episode is a conversation between Alex and Dr. Melanie Buba, a CHEO hospital pediatrician and the medical director of medical inpatient services. Melanie is a proud graduate of the...
Logan learns his Social ABCs
Posted on Monday, June 28, 2021 02:55 PM
'B' is for bubble — one of Logan's new favourite words! In fact, after participating in CHEO's newly launched Social ABCs program, Logan has a lot of new favourite words. His mom Tara says she will never get tired listening to him chatter away, since just a few months ago she could barely communicate with her son at all.
Tara, who has two other children, began to worry about Logan's development when he avoided eye contact and remained non-verbal, except for a few words. At two, his...
CHEO's annual Butterfly Memorial remembers infants, children and youth lost
Posted on Saturday, June 19, 2021 09:00 AM
Team CHEO stands alongside and support all families who carry the pain of losing a child, during our annual memorial and each other day of the year. Our annual Butterfly Release is an opportunity to come together, reflect on and remember the lives of infants, children and youth lost too soon. This memorial is put together by CHEO, the CHEO Foundation and Roger Neilson House in collaboration with The Compassionate Friends.
This is our second year gathering virtually for this memorial. Though we can't...
Sandra and Andrej are living their #BestLife, one step at a time
Posted on Wednesday, June 09, 2021 02:15 PM
Sandra and Andrej are living their #BestLife, one step at a time
Like many seasoned runners, Sandra’s motivation to move comes from a place much deeper than a physical fitness goal. When the steps are heavy, the breaths are short and the finish line is far, Sandra draws inspiration from the person in her life who has never quit or let adversity stand in his way — her incredible son Andrej.
Andrej and his twin brother came into the world at just 24 weeks old, weighing just...