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Drew’s Story of Hope | Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital Telethon

Drew Canada was born at just 31 weeks at St.Vincent Women’s. His mother Jill’s water broke early and so she and her husband Andy spent a week on the High-Risk Unit with a specialized team of Maternal Fetal Medicine, OB/GYN and Neonatal clinicians who helped to prepare them for what to expect in the event of a premature birth. Following an emergency C-section, Drew spent more than 5 weeks in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at St.Vincent Women’s – the largest level IV unit in the state. In the NICU, there are a lot of machines and critically ill infants. The family recounted their favorite moments were those spent in Kangaroo Recliners holding Drew because it allowed them to bond with him in his fragile state. Kangaroo recliners at St. Vincent Women’s are available thanks to donor support. However, there are currently not enough for every family in the NICU. Watch Drew’s Story of Hope. If you would like to donate to support Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St.Vincent, visit PeytonTelethon.com.

Henry’s Story of Hope | Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital Telethon

Henry Wooten’s parents expected their three-year-old’s ER visit to result in a routine prescription for an infection. Instead, they were told their son had leukemia – and an especially aggressive type known as AML. Henry’s condition quickly declined in a domino effect of bodily systems shutting down, including lungs, liver, kidneys and finally, his heart. Fortunately for Henry, he was being treated at Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St.Vincent, one of the few medical centers in the state with access to ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation), an advanced form of life support technology that acts as a heart/lung bypass to let major organ systems rest while the body recovers. Watch Henry’s Story of Hope. If you would like to donate to support Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St.Vincent, visit PeytonTelethon.com.

St. Vincent Helps Inner-City Students Get Healthy, Fit at St. Philip Neri

Associates at St.Vincent, a member of Ascension, the nation’s largest Catholic not-for-profit health system, knew more could be done to improve the health and wellness of the primary- and middle-school students attending four Mother Theodore Catholic Academies (MTCA) in the center of Indianapolis. So Karen Terrell, School Wellness Coordinator at St.Vincent, worked with the Archdiocese of Indianapolis to determine where to implement a pilot project focusing on exercise and nutrition. Together, they selected St. Phillip Neri, a school with a diverse student population where nearly one-third of the children live in poverty.

To date, St.Vincent has completed a comprehensive health assessment, set up a nutrition curriculum, ordered playground equipment and started a before-school exercise class. Many additional activities and sustainable initiatives will begin soon.

By the end of the school year, St.Vincent and the archdiocese will evaluate the project, and lessons learned will be applied to extend the project to more schools.

Kayne’s Story of Hope | Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital Telethon

Kayne Ford was sent to the ER at Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St.Vincent by his pediatrician in Evansville, Ind., in February 2015. Kayne and his mom Kara were given the heartbreaking news by pediatric oncologist Dr. Heather Escoto that he had leukemia. Based on his age, lab results and presentation at the time, Kayne was thought to have standard risk leukemia and began receiving treatment. He was enrolled in a pediatric oncology research protocol, which involved special lab testing. Thanks to this research, Dr. Escoto found that he wasn’t responding to the treatment and so they were able to change his treatment plan to that of a high risk leukemia. Luckily, the Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases at Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St.Vincent is a member of the Children’s Oncology Group. Through the Children’s Oncology Group, the pediatric oncologists at Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St.Vincent, are participating in more than 55 research protocols to understand the causes of cancer and find more effective treatments for children like Kayne. Watch Kayne’s Story of Hope. If you would like to donate to support Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St.Vincent, visit PeytonTelethon.com.

Celebrate National Kale Day with Eskenazi Health

Eskenazi Health is participating in the second annual National Kale Day today, Wednesday, Oct. 1! The day celebrates kale’s incredible health benefits; highlights kale’s culinary versatility; and promotes eating, growing and sharing kale throughout America. Regarded as a super food, kale provides plant-based power in your diet that goes well beyond just standard vitamins and minerals. Kale is packed with special phytonutrient molecules, making it a power plant that can fight obesity, diabetes and heart disease

Clay’s Story of Hope | Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital Telethon

Clay Schramski was diagnosed in utero with two birth defects. Clay’s parents learned his liver was outside his abdomen, an omphalocele. Further testing revealed that he also had a hole in his diaphragm which caused his intestines to shift and deposit into his chest cavity. Thanks to numerous specialists with St.Vincent Women’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St.Vincent, Clay celebrated his first birthday. The family wrote a letter of gratitude to Peyton Manning, who responded by visiting with the family in the hospital this past spring. Watch Clay’s Story of Hope. If you would like to donate to support Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St.Vincent, visit PeytonTelethon.com.