June is Scoliosis Awareness Month
This month is observed in June each year to increase awareness and understanding of scoliosis, a medical condition characterized by an abnormal sideways curvature of the spine, forming “S” or…
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June is Brain Injury Awareness Month
Brain Injury Awareness Month, recognized each June in Canada, provides an important opportunity to bring attention to the prevention of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and to promote strategies to improve…
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June is Spina Bifida Awareness Month
Spina Bifida Awareness Month is nationally observed in June. Spina Bifida is the most common congenital birth defect that causes disability. It is a condition that occurs when the spine…
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Moyamoya Awareness Day – May 6
Moyamoya disease is a rare blood vessel disorder in which certain arteries in the brain become blocked or narrows. This can cause a brain bleed or stroke, and the damaging…
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May is Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month
Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month is observed annually in May to bring awareness to the national crisis of pediatric strokes, a seemingly rare yet critical issue that often flies under the…
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Danielle’s story: Autism Acceptance Day – April 2
When all three of my children were diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, it changed my life in a way I did not expect. My older two children hit every milestone…
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Finding our Village; A snapshot of my family’s Autism Acceptance Journey
Ace was to be the missing puzzle piece to our beautifully blended family, but little did we know that he would open our eyes and hearts to a community that…
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World Teen Mental Wellness Day – March 2
Sam Keane is a former Grandview Kid’s client and current Grandview Kid’s employee working on the Family Engagement Team as a Peer Navigator. He has Spastic Triplegia Cerebral Palsy and,…
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March is National Epilepsy Awareness Month
March is epilepsy awareness month, and Grandview Kids hopes to encourage people to acknowledge and understand the disorder and support the fight against the misconceptions, discrimination and isolation facing those…
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March is National Cerebral Palsy (CP) Awareness Month
During the month of March, we celebrate National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month to recognize and support the many individuals who live with Cerebral Palsy (CP). CP is a permanent physical…
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