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Grief And Healing Episodes

Delve into conversations around loss and grief while exploring the paths to healing as families process their experiences with pediatric illnesses.
Birth Trauma and Prematurity: One Mother's Journey with Two Sons
May 7, 2019

Birth Trauma and Prematurity: One Mother's Journey with Two Sons

This episode features Alexandra Ortega, mom of three. She shares the stories of her two son's Theo and Noah. First, we talk about her second-born, Noah, who suffered a traumatic brain injury during his birth at 35 weeks. Next...

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Episode 26 | Gillian's Story - A daughter with Infant Leukemia
April 22, 2019

Episode 26 | Gillian's Story - A daughter with Infant Leukemia

In this episode you will hear from Gillian, cohost of the For Grits and Giggles podcast. Gillian describe her personal journey that includes a cancer diagnosis for her infant daughter and life altering accident that happened ...

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Meningoencephalitis Leads to a Coma in the PICU
July 3, 2017

Meningoencephalitis Leads to a Coma in the PICU

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 ...

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Goldenhar Syndrome and Caudal Regression: Living with Multiple Diagnoses
June 26, 2017

Goldenhar Syndrome and Caudal Regression: Living with Multiple Diagno…

After a long pregnancy on hospitalized bedrest, Kelli describes the birth and first year of her twin girls, one of which was born with two genetic conditions, Caudal Regression Syndrome and Goldenhar Syndrome. The journey to ...

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