Aug 25, 2021
My guest this week is Taraneh, sharing her story about having a son with cleft palate.
In this episode, we talk about…
[2:24] Taraneh’s background and her family
[3:54] Taraneh’s pregnancy and birth experience with her son
[5:23] Cleft palate and Pierre Robin Sequence diagnoses
[12:35] Flexibility with feeding a baby with a cleft palate
[15:40] Leaving the hospital and transferring care to a clinic
[20:44] Taraneh’s son’s surgery
[29:28] Surprising or unexpected moments from going through this experience
[31:39] How Taraneh’s son is doing now
[34:22] Shifting priorities in the face of a child’s medical issues
[36:08] What Taraneh wishes she had known before being thrown into the “medical world”
[41:09] Piper and Enza: providing resources to support kids and families with medical issues
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