This year four lucky patients went on an outing to attend the “Surf Shack” prom at Trinity Church in Redlands. When 2 of our patients found out that prom was coming soon, they asked if the Child Development Department could help them ask two young […]
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A DAY THAT STARTED LIKE ANY OTHER On the morning of Friday, March 24, 2017, Nick Tusant made the short walk to school as he did every morning. Nick, a 16-year-old junior at West Valley High School, earned good grades, and looked forward to the
In May of this year the 501st Legion held a Star Wars event for the patients and staff at Totally Kids. 16 volunteers dressed up in full character costumes and joined us for an afternoon full of fun. Patients visited with Star Wars characters such
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With summer in full swing here in Loma Linda and with temperatures well above the 100-degree mark we wanted to remind you of a few essential summer safety tips! These tips have essential components that will help you create a summer safety kit that will
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Rigorous physical rehab is effective! Xander Benton is a sweet and smart 6-year- old boy with Spastic Cerebral Palsy, a condition associated with damage to the motor cortex of the brain, and which makes voluntary movement harder to control and less fluid, or “spastic.” As
Did you know pet therapy has the power to stimulate healing and recovery for children hospitals? The benefits of pet therapy are numerous and well documented in the scientific literature. Researchers have evaluated the effectiveness of pet therapy in a number of hospital settings and
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Fitting your child properly in the correct car seat may save his or her life during an accident. Recently, my 10-year-old son and I went on a road trip from our home in Corona, California to San Francisco. As with all road trips, we planned
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The patients and residents of Totally Kids Rehabilitation Hospital asked for opportunities to worship so we recently introduced a monthly church service in keeping with our family-centered care. Emmaus Redlands, a local congregation, volunteered to bring music, teaching, prayer, and fellowship time to our hospital
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We would like to thank the volunteers from Girl Scout Troop 11494 for your help with the Kids 4 Ever House. Thank you to Samantha Le, Sarah Taylor, and Abby Pelliteri. Your hard work is really appreciated. We can\’t wait to show off your work
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The holidays at Totally Kids were extra special this year. We had several events for the children to enjoy. Throughout the month we had events that included live music from different choirs, face painting, a Christmas puppet show, outdoor car show, outdoor light show, Christmas
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Totally Kids hosted our annual Christmas Party on December 17th. Many of our residents\’ family members attended, along with our staff. There were many fun activities for our patients and guests to enjoy at the party. We had Christmas crafts and ornament-making at Santa’s workshop, exciting games
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On November 19th, our residents had the opportunity to participate in a musical performance! The performance was led by Bryan Hotchkiss and PhI Mu Alpha, a music club at University of Redlands. The performers from the Sinfonia Delta Pi chapter consisted of 15 male volunteers who
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On Sunday, November 13th 2016, we had our 26th annual biker run event. Hundreds of bikers from all over Southern California gathered together to participate in the “One More From The Heart” run where the bikers fund-raise and donate gifts to the residents. Donations included
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On October 31st, we held our annual Harvest Party. Many of our patients and families had the opportunity to dress up in costumes and participate in a parade around the facility. They also visited our friends at KidShip and Circlebrook. Each department at Totally Kids
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Thank you for a successful Open House! On October 19 we hosted dozens of doctors, nurses, therapists, social workers, case managers, and administrators during our Totally Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Open House. This great event gave us an opportunity to connect with members of our medical
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