Joslyn Jane Rogers is a cheerful, enthusiastic 11-year-old. She has many interests including reading, gaming, swimming and baseball.  Joslyn also has cerebral palsy (CP) and she’s been a patient at Gillette Children’s since she was just a year old. 

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Joslyn was born at 26 weeks, weighing just 2 pounds and 3 ounces at the time of her birth. She and her family spent the first 75 days of her life in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

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Prompted by a phone call from Gillette to families who had children who were born prematurely, Joslyn’s mother, Jessica Disbrow, made an appointment with a Gillette therapist. This prompted additional testing that confirmed Joslyn’s CP diagnosis, and her family set out on a course of treatment at Gillette that is unique for every patient. For Joslyn, this meant extensive therapy, injections, and surgery.

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Now 11, Joslyn has continued with therapy at Gillette and recently returned home from a rehabilitation stay following surgery. Having missed Christmas at home multiple times in her life due to hospital stays, she was thrilled to be discharged just prior to the holidays in 2022.

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According to Joslyn's mom, Jessica, “Gillette provides care for your child, but they also provide access to a community of people, resources and tools that you don’t know about until you need them. They’ve helped connect us with many organizations through the years that bring together parents who have children going through similar challenges. It’s kind of a blessing to know that you don’t have to do it alone.” 

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That is what it is all about.  Helping kids be kids.

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Find out more about Gillette and their over 125 years of helping kids and their families at: https://www.gillettechildrens.org/