What Is Kawasaki Disease? PART 2

What Is Kawasaki Disease? PART 2

Kawasaki Disease is a sudden illness that affects infants and young children…affected children develop a prolonged fever lasting several days, a skin rash, and swollen lymph nodes While this condition was discovered thousands of miles from Jamaica, it is...
What is Kawasaki Disease?

What is Kawasaki Disease?

Pharmacy Day 2019 Imagine your child roasting with a fever which picks up speed like a runaway motorbike, landing her at the hospital? For Inspire Jamaica, Kerlyn Brown investigates the rare but severe illness affecting young children called, Kawasaki Disease, with...
Diamond Blackfan Anemia-Part 2

Diamond Blackfan Anemia-Part 2

There is heightened awareness about a little known condition known as Diamond Blackfan Anemia since we featured the Shanice Thompson Story on Inspire Jamaica. This rare blood condition usually diagnosed during the first 18 months of life, often requires repeat...
The Art of  Lloyd ‘LJ’ Dacosta (Jr)

The Art of Lloyd ‘LJ’ Dacosta (Jr)

This is a special period on the calendar for children battling #cancer, as September is childhood cancer awareness month.This Inspiree is a youngster we met at ten years old, the year his world made a shift, he and his #family could not have anticipated. He has since...
Inspire Jamaica zooms on Rickets – Part 2

Inspire Jamaica zooms on Rickets – Part 2

Thousands of children across the island are excited as they prepare for September morning. It’s the big day when they resume school after a long summer break. Unfortunately for others, it’s a time of anxiety because they can’t. Change what...