From Your CRIT Counselor: Be Grateful
When expressing gratitude, remember yourself. Gratitude helps improve our mood, fosters hope for the future, reduces stress, increases resilience, and improves physical and mental health.
Read the articleShe’s A Showstopper At CRIT: Sammi Is All In With Her Acting And Therapy
If CRIT were a theater on Broadway, it's safe to say that Sammi would regularly bring down the house. This 11-year-old dynamo was born with a severe Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type III case. Meet Sammi.
Read the articleFrom Your CRIT Counselor: Life Is As It Is
Growing up, we have dreams and ideas of what our future will look like or should be like. The reality can be very different.
Read the articleWhat is Medulloblastoma?
Medulloblastoma is a tumor in the brain that primarily affects children between 5 and 9 years of age. Learn the symptoms, how to detect medulloblastoma, and more information here.
Read the articleFrom Your CRIT Counselor: Mental Health Awareness
It is essential to take care of our emotional and mental health as much as our physical health. Learn some ways to alleviate stress and decrease feelings of depression or hopelessness.
Read the article5 Reasons to Become a Dream Maker
The TeletonUSA Dream Maker program helps connect generous monthly donors with a cause that changes the lives of children with disabilities all over the U.S. Let's change the world. Become a Dream Maker here.
Read the articleThirty-One Days of SMA
In August, we honor Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) awareness month. SMA is a genetic, progressive disease that attacks and destroys lower motor neurons or nerve cells that travel from the brain to the muscles.
Read the articleTeletonUSA on National Nonprofit Day
On August 17th, we celebrate National Nonprofit Day in the United States to reflect on our contributions to our communities. Today we want to celebrate by telling you a little about our history, our present, and what we expect for the years to come.
Read the articleThe Effects of Anoxic Brain Injuries
Sometimes, the smallest incidents have the most significant impact on our lives. For little Ikem, swallowing a grape whole changed his and his family’s lives forever. Get to know his story.
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