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Jaxon Inspires Us All

Jaxon was born with Congenital Myotonic Dystrophy (Type 1), usually characterized by muscle weakness, prolonged muscle tensing, and complications with breathing. The doctors who first provided him medical care at the hospital where he was born said he would be lucky to live to be a year old. The good news is that Jaxon is…

Abigail’s Story

Our goal every day is to make a difference in the lives of our patients, residents and their families. When we receive letters like the one below from Abigail’s mom, we know we are doing something right. Abigail was a resident in our subacute unit. She was admitted to Totally Kids after spending her first…

Success Story: 9-Year-Old Brings Positive Attitude and Energy to His Rehabilitation

Randy is a 9-year-old boy who was admitted to Totally Kids Rehabilitation Hospital for therapy after undergoing surgery on his right leg. From the moment he arrived, Randy displayed a cheerful positive attitude and a level of maturity beyond his years. Although he was initially apprehensive about the new facility that would be his home…

Goodbye Nick!

After being hit by a truck and in a coma for close to a month, Nick Tusant inspired us all by meeting each of his therapy goals and being discharged from our acute rehabilitation hospital. He went home to continue his recovery and to being the funny kid he was before his accident. On August…

Meet Nick

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 start of his classes. On that day, Nick would not…

Xander’s Story

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 a result, Xander continuously made involuntary jerky movements, and experienced…

Leo’s Story

Guillain-Barré Syndrome. Leo was a typical 17 year-old. He dedicated time to school, friends, family, music, and performing tricks on his freestyle scooter. You would often find Leo jumping over ramps, rails, or many other obstacles. They never posed a huge challenge to Leo, and there is plenty of video footage to prove it! That…

Celebrating Milestones with Tiarra

We would like to take the time to acknowledge one of our residents for meeting a major milestone in her life. Tiarra is beginning to walk on her own! There has been a huge team effort from family, rehab, child development, and nursing staff to help her reach this milestone. There are multiple steps in…

Gibran Goes Home

Totally Kids Pediatric Subacute would like to share the rewarding experience when one of our residents went home. The celebration happened last Friday and staff all came to say good bye. Gibran enjoyed the games and having people play and interact with him. Gibran was given a scrapbook filled with pictures from the moment that he came…

Isaiah Says Goodbye

January 16th, 2015 was a memorable day for resident Isaiah McNary. He was taken on an outing to Cypress Forest Lawn where he was able to pay his respects to his cousin Nasja who lost her life in the same car accident that led him to Totally Kids Rehabilitation Hospital years ago. Although it was…