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Starlight Starbright brings together experts from pediatric health care, technology, and entertainment to create programs that educate, entertain and inspire seriously ill children.
Whether it’s finding friends online, learning more about a disease, or just spending time together as a family, Starlight Starbright’s programs help children and families cope with the challenges they face daily. Research studies on select Starlight Starbright programs have shown the following benefits:
- Reduced pain and distress
- A reduction in the fear, loneliness and isolation that often accompany a prolonged illness
- A greater willingness to return for treatment
- An increased sense of peer support
- Increased knowledge and sense of responsibility for managing disease
- Much needed distraction from the challenges that accompany their illness
- Increased ability to cope with their disease
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Starlight Starbright Midwest serves seriously ill children and their families in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
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