Cincinnati Children’s Top 12 of 2012
As we gear up for the year ahead and the progress it inevitably holds, we pause to look back at the people and events that shaped the medical center and the future of pediatric healthcare at Cincinnati Children’s over the past year. We present, our top 12 of 2012, in no particular order:
1. Cincinnati Children’s Creates Center to Step Up Battle Against Preterm Birth
In January, the hospital established the Center for Prevention of Preterm Birth led by Louis Muglia, MD, PhD, co-director …
Walking in the Footsteps of Giants – Neil Armstrong’s Memorial Service
On Friday politicians, astronauts, family and friends gathered at Washington National Cathedral to say good-bye to astronaut Neil Armstrong, who died in Cincinnati on August 24 at the age of 82. Sitting among the famous faces in the crowd was fourteen-year-old Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center patient Shane DiGiovanna.
Shane attended the service at the invitation of the Armstrong family, which has created a fund at Cincinnati Children’s in Armstrong’s name. The family learned about Shane from astronauts Eugene Cernan and James Lovell, who met him at a hospital event …
Nation Says Goodbye to Moonwalker Neil Armstrong
14-year-old Cincinnati Children’s patient Shane DiGiovanna was among the hundreds who gathered at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday to remember astronaut Neil Armstrong.
Apollo 11 crewmates Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, Mercury astronaut John Glenn, 18 other astronauts, three NASA chiefs and about two dozen members of Congress were among the estimated 1,500 people at the service.
Shane, who is battling an incurable skin disease called epidermolysis bullosa, idolized Armstrong and wants to become an aeronautical engineer.
“I hope to contribute to the next big step — landing on Mars,” Shane …
Blue Moon: A Cosmic Wink at Neil Armstrong
There is a rare ‘blue moon’ tonight, a fitting wink to astronaut Neil Armstrong who will be laid to rest today during a private memorial service.
Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, died last Saturday in Cincinnati at age 82. A blue moon occurs when there is a second full moon in one calendar month. It won’t happen again until 2015.
Armstrong’s family has suggested paying tribute to him by looking at the moon and giving the astronaut a wink.
Another fitting tribute to the astronaut took place …
Exploring New Frontiers
Fourteen-year-old Shane DiGiovanna has wanted to be part of the exploration of space since he was a toddler.
Today, he came one step closer when he met two men who have explored space and had the opportunity to ask them his most burning questions about the future of NASA and their experiences in space.
Astronauts Captain Jim Lovell and Captain Gene Cernan were at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center this morning for a ceremony to launch the Neil Armstrong New Frontiers …
