Preview Mode Links will not work in preview mode

Child Life On Call: Parents of children with an illness or medical condition share their stories with a child life specialist

Jul 31, 2017

Photo by Laura Morsman Photography

Karen had a typical pregnancy up until the last few scary days when she was unable to feel her daughter move. After following her mother instinct, Karen went to the hospital and quickly learned she would need an emergent c-section. As emergencies go, everything was unexpected.

In this episode, Karen walks us through...


Jul 17, 2017

After arriving at her 20 week ultrasound, Abigail, her husband and mother were anxiously awaiting to hear the news of their first child’s gender. However, the appointment took a turn when they learned that their son would be born with Spina Bifida. Abigail talks to us about that experience and their journey since that...


Jul 10, 2017

In this episode you will hear Kim talk about her experience in finding out that her son had Microtia Atresia, the interesting link to their family history and how that has affected her journey, and the tough decision about how and when to move forward with surgery.

Microtia is a congenital deformity where the external...


Jul 3, 2017

Michelle’s story is one that took place over 15 years ago, and this is the first time she has spoken about it publicly. At the age of two, Brynn started developing inexplicable fevers which concerned her mother, an Emergency Room nurse. After trusting her gut that "something was wrong," Michelle brought her daughter...