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“Our ASD Journeys” event reminds families of children and youth with autism they are not alone

If you’re a parent or caregiver, you can understand how easy it is to fall into the isolating grind of pandemic parenting — once dinner is done, homework is done and the kids are bathed and tucked in, it’s time for you to rest and recharge for another day. When every day feels the same, it can be hard to remember to ask for help or unite over shared experiences with other parents.

In an effort to support parents and caregivers in the autism community and remind them that they are not alone during...

Behind the scenes with CHEO’s COVID Safety Queens

Ever wonder who is behind the staff Entrance screen or contact tracing at CHEO? Meet a special group of CHEO nurses — affectionately nicknamed the COVID Queens by many they work with – who bring an important safety first lens forward to benefit everyone at CHEO.

Meet our COVID Queens: Kylie Campbell, Jo-Anne Green, Stephanie Grimshaw, Katrina Hage and Chantalle Nolet

This work started with a team consisting of Nurse Practitioners Vikas Chhura, Lisa Hicks and Kathleen Banville in spring of 2020....

Hunter and Madison are staying cool in virtual school

With his headphones on and the top of his head just barely peeking up over the top of his laptop screen, Hunter (age 9) has a big smile on his face as he participates in morning attendance with his virtual school classmates. Next to him at her own computer, his sister Madison (age 6) is also gearing up for a day of online learning.

“Our mornings are very routine,” says their mom, Ananda Nicholas. “We have breakfast at 8:00 am, then they get dressed and have 20 minutes of ‘get the wiggles...

Walk in our shoes: Jackson Wu

Enjoy “Walk in our shoes,” a new podcast about working at CHEO during the COVID-19 pandemic. This podcast series features brief conversations between CHEO’s president and CEO, Alex Munter, and various staff and medical staff.

Episode one: Jackson Wu, Environmental Services

'I can't wait to see my grandchildren' CHEO answers call for support in vaccine rollout

‘I can’t wait to see my grandchildren’ CHEO answers the call for support in the vaccine rollout in across Ottawa

At 85 years young, Bobbie Desormeaux is a touch older than the children and youth CHEO staff and medical staff are used to seeing. However, thousands of senior citizens like Bobbi have been interacting with members of Team CHEO since COVID-19 vaccines started to rollout across Ottawa.

“We were counting down the days! It was so good to see the staff here get the vaccine too...