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

Sep 30, 2021

It’s an incredibly rare experience to sit next to someone else who “gets” what you’re going through… exactly. That’s what support groups are for, right? Well, today you’re getting an inside look into what young adults who have experienced childhood cancer are saying in their support group. These amazing...


Sep 29, 2021

I connected with one of today’s guests, Brady, through our shared alma mater, Penn State University.  He has dealt with cancer not once, but twice, and he agreed to come on the podcast with his mother, Lisa.  I’m so honored to have both of them on the show to share their experiences, and to continue to spread...


Sep 22, 2021

I’m so excited to have my friend Starlyn on the show today!  She and her husband have struggled with infertility for years, and she is here to share the miraculous story about having one embryo and ending up with four babies.  Today we will hear all about what it’s like to be pregnant with quadruplets, to be...


Sep 15, 2021

It’s another day in September, which means we are going to be recognizing National Sickle Cell Awareness Month.  Sickle Cell Disease is an inherited blood disorder in which blood cells may become sickle shaped and harden, causing a lot of pain.  On this episode, I am bringing back Lisa’s Story: A Daughter with...


Sep 8, 2021

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.  Over the last four-and-a-half years, I have had the opportunity and honor to interview many parents who are a part of a club that they didn’t ask to be in.  There is a common bond when you can look at another parent and say you have been through exactly what they are...