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Episode 13 | Nina's Story - A son with craniosynostosis
Feb. 26, 2018

Episode 13 | Nina's Story - A son with craniosynostosis

In this first episode of the second season of this podcast, we hear from a self-proclaimed "crunchy granola mom" Nina, whose fourth child was born with what she calls "a funny shaped head." Nina goes on to describe her son's ...

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Episode 11 | Susan's story - A son with Crohn's disease
Oct. 19, 2017

Episode 11 | Susan's story - A son with Crohn's disease

At just six years old, Susan's son began complaining of belly pain along with other alarming symptoms. After a trip to the doctor, they were quickly sent to meet with a Pediatric Gastroenterologist and would eventually learn ...

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Episode 10 | Roxanne's Story - A son with viral encephalitis and epilepsy
Sept. 11, 2017

Episode 10 | Roxanne's Story - A son with viral encephalitis and epil…

Episode 10 features an interview with Roxanne, a mom of three from San Antonio, Texas. Just after entering high school and an outstanding performance in a football game, Roxanne's eldest child, Rueben, began having high fever...

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Episode 9 | Liz and Jamie's Story - A daughter acquires HIV after a blood transfusion during cardiac surgery
Aug. 27, 2017

Episode 9 | Liz and Jamie's Story - A daughter acquires HIV after a b…

Episode 9 features an interview with Liz and Jamie. Shortly after Jamie was born, she developed a heart murmur and began passing out. Her mom, Liz, walks us through what it was like to witness such terrifying scenarios and ho...

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Episode 8 | Part Two of Mandy's Story - A son born with a rare genetic condition
Aug. 20, 2017

Episode 8 | Part Two of Mandy's Story - A son born with a rare geneti…

Episode 8 is Part 2 of Mandy and Nolan's story. If you haven't listened to Part 1, head on over to Episode 7 so you have a better understanding and appreciated for Mandy's story. I mentioned that Nolan was scheduled for surge...

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Episode 7 | Part 1 of Mandy's Story - A son born with a rare genetic condition
Aug. 14, 2017

Episode 7 | Part 1 of Mandy's Story - A son born with a rare genetic …

Episode 7 features the first part of Mandy's story. Her son, Nolan, was born five weeks early with a host of symptoms which led them to find that he was diagnosed with a condition that only four other people are currently liv...

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Episode 6 | Tricia's Story - A daughter diagnosed with Rolandic Epilepsy
Aug. 7, 2017

Episode 6 | Tricia's Story - A daughter diagnosed with Rolandic Epile…

Episode 6 features Tricia, a mama who lives in the southwest suburbs of Chicago. Tricia bring a unique perspective and understanding of child development in her experience based on the fact that she has her masters in early ...

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Episode 5 | Karen's Story - A nicu stay after undected gestational diabetes
July 31, 2017

Episode 5 | Karen's Story - A nicu stay after undected gestational di…

Karen had a typical pregnancy up until the last few scary days when she was unable to feel her daughter move. After following her mother instinct, Karen went to the hospital and quickly learned she would need an emergent c-se...

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Episode 4 | Abigail's story - a son diagnosed with Spina Bifida and Hearing Loss
July 17, 2017

Episode 4 | Abigail's story - a son diagnosed with Spina Bifida and H…

After arriving at her 20 week ultrasound, Abigail, her husband and mother were anxiously awaiting to hear the news of their first child's gender. However, the appointment took a turn when they learned that their son would be ...

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Episode 3 | Kim's Story - A son born with Microtia Atresia and hearing loss
July 10, 2017

Episode 3 | Kim's Story - A son born with Microtia Atresia and hearin…

In this episode you will hear Kim talk about her experience in finding out that her son had Microtia Atresia, the interesting link to their family history and how that has affected her journey, and the tough decision about ho...

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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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