Child Life On Call: Parents of children with an illness or medical condition share their stories wit

Child Life On Call: Parents of children with an illness or medical condition share their stories wit


Latest Episodes

Episode 132 | Tanisha’s Story - A son with Lower Urinary Tract Obstruction
August 10, 2022

Tanisha tells a story of strength and perseverance as her son Jaleel was born with a lower urinary tract obstruction. This story highlights the powerful ways Tanisha and her husband, Quentin work toge

Episode 131 | Paola’s Story - A son with ADA-SCID
August 03, 2022

Paola shares the shocking diagnosis her son received as a newborn of ADA-SCID (Severe Combined Immunodeficiency.) This powerful story a he shares how she navigated hospital life during the beginning o

Episode 130 | Belinda’s Story - A son with autism, low tone and epilepsy [A BELOVED MENTOR]
July 27, 2022

"Never listen when they tell you your child will not, encourage them to do the best they can do"- Belinda Hammond, CCLS Belinda shares her son's journey with low tone, epilepsy and autism and how her

Episode 129 | How to Explain Covid-19 to Kids [2nd MOST DOWNLOADS]
July 20, 2022

This episode originally aired in March 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic. This topic is so important and rightfully so, it is our 2nd most downloaded episode of all time. When it comes to COVID-19

Episode 128 | Maura’s Story - A son with Down syndrome [MOST SHARED]
July 13, 2022

On this episode of the podcast, you will hear an amazing story of resilience and hope.This episode originally aired back in August of 2020. This is the most shared of all of our podcast episodes; you

Episode 127 | Courtney’s Story - A daughter born at 25 weeks [MOST DOWNLOADED]
July 06, 2022

Episode 127 | Courtney’s Story - A daughter born at 25 weeks [MOST DOWNLOADED] At just 25 weeks pregnant, Courtney was diagnosed with pre-eclampsia and was hospitalized. Just 5 days later and after a

Episode 126 | Supporting Children in Hospice
June 22, 2022

Episode 126 | Supporting Children in Hospice On this week's episode, Shani Thornton, CCLS,  from shares how to support children in hospice. Shani wears many different hats in the Child Life world i

Episode 125 | Katie on Child Life Wild Life
June 15, 2022

This week’s episode is a throwback from Katie’s June 2021 interview with Child Life Wild Life host, Jessica Lewin, who was also recently a on Child Life On Call. In this episode, you will learn about

Episode 124 | Laura’s Story Part 2: A son with Congenital Leukemia
June 08, 2022

In this episode, we will hear from Laura about navigating hospital life and finding the balance between caring for her family and taking care of herself. She focuses on the importance of self care and

Episode 123 | Laura’s Story Part 1: A son with Congenital Leukemia
June 08, 2022

Friends, you are not going to want to miss this episode! On today’s episode of the podcast,we hear about Laura’s Birth story and the beginning of her son Trey’s journey with congenital Leukemia. Laura