Wishing for Better Days Ahead

Relief from the challenge of a major illness is hard to come by for many young people. Anyone dealing with a life-threatening condition knows the difficulty of maintaining any semblance of a normal routine, let alone finding joy and happiness. It is here, where...

Camp Magic

With summer upon us, kids everywhere will be enjoying time at summer camp. Thanks to the hundreds of medical camps all over the country and even internationally, and all the donors and volunteers that make it possible, kids and teens with chronic or serious illness or...

Brenda Bursch, PhD

Medical psychologist Dr. Brenda Bursch got into her chosen field in very dramatic fashion.  As a young EMT, Brenda was the first responder to a houseboat that suddenly exploded carrying 10 children with Down Syndrome and four adults. “In the 40 minutes it took for...