Meet Kathleen Keenan, a writer, photographer and storyteller. Click arrow below on “Watch on YouTube” to see a recent tribute WGN TV aired highlighting the unique impact she has had telling the stories of hospitalized children.

​Kathleen and her daughter, Beth Ryan, a senior child life specialist and head of Lekotek, a program for children with special needs, combined their experience at Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago and wrote a book that pays homage to what they have learned from children. The stories are told in prose, poetry and photos and include child development tips that apply to all children. A percentage of profits from book sales will be donated to Lurie Children’s. Click here to purchase Growing Up Backwards: Lessons Learned from Children for $13.99.

​ Take a digital tour through her photo book, CitySkapes With A Twist, a funky, fab array of Chicago city scenes that was
featured on WGN News several years ago. Keenan’s work has appeared in many venues, including the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun-Times, Poetry Magazine and USA Today featured work.

Click on menu to go to her Blog: City Girl With A Twist

Follow her children's stories and gal pal cartoons on Instagram:
@nanapaparazzistories
@4elbowsonatable






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