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Episode 142 | Swapnil’s Story - A daughter with severe food allergies
Swapnil, father of two, shares on this episode of the podcast about his daughter, Anya, who has severe food allergies. Swapnil shares about Anya's first symptoms of a food allergy and the event that
Episode 141 | Hannah’s Story - Kids with Febrile Seizures
Hannah bravely shares how her two young daughters developed febrile seizures. Although febrile seizures are common, it is something that isn't talked about enough. Hannah will shed some light for fami
Episode 140 | Melanie’s Story - A toddler diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes
" It was like I was leaving home with a newborn because I had no idea what to do. We were in survival mode for those 3 days in the hospital. It was just nothing that I ever expected to be dealing wit
Episode 139 | Facility Dog’s In Children’s Hospitals
"A patient becomes so vulnerable with them because they don't even realize what they are doing. When you are in that moment petting the dog, every emotion, feeling and thought runs free because you ar
Episode 138 | Piper + Enza: A Covid-19 Inspired Health and Happiness Company for Kids
On todays episode, we will hear from Rita Ho-Bezzola, CEO and Founder of Piper + Enza: A Covid-19 inspired health and happiness company for kids. Rita shares her inspiration behind Piper + Enza and ho
Episode 137 |Lauren’s Story - A son with Aicardi-Goutieres Syndrome (AGS)
On today's episode of the podcast we hear from Lauren about her son's diagnosis of Aicardi-Goutieres Syndrome (AGS.) She shares how her uneventful pregnancy followed by a NICU stay and numerous hospit
Episode 136 | Jaime’s Story - A daughter with limb loss and Tetralogy of Fallot
"It's not a time to say I'm sorry, It's a time to acknowledge that, yes in fact you had something you did not plan for, a traumatic event. But also you did have a baby and to step into that joy and gr
Episode 135 | Judith's Story- A twin with albinisim
Judith shares how one of her twins was born with albinisim and how she stayed positive during the diagnosis and beyond. This episode will absolutely touch your heart, Judith is a natural story teller
Episode 134| Rebekah’s Story - A teen with food allergies
"I've connected with food allergy patients and we have all come together. That is the most important thing, to make sure that nobody feels alone."-Rebekah Wallace Rebekah shares her life today as a te
Episode 133 | Expert: A Hard of Hearing Child Becomes an Audiologist
"I really feel like I'm paying forward with everything that I lived and everything Ive experienced as a professional. My program is my heart in a basket for them."- Dr. Michelle Hu, Audiologist Dr. M