“It wasn't any kind of strength within myself that helped me get through the NICU. It was the strength they had—they gave it to me.”- Savannah O'Malley We extend our sincere gratitude to our sponsor for this episode, Gebauer PainEase®. We are pleased to provide more...
Episode 34 | Katie + Jamie’s Top 10 – Heart Month
Podcast Show Notes
Katie sits down (across the airwaves) with Jamie Gentille, Certified Child Life Specialist, Director of Child Life Services at Inova Children’s Hospital, author and self-proclaimed animal themed yoga enthusiast to talk all things cardiac-life in honor of Heart Month.
Jamie is living proof that “cardiac babies” can not only survive, but THRIVE in spite of challenges, surgeries and so much more. Today she talks about the Top 10 things she knows now as a Cardiac Baby turned Bad Ass adult. We cover everything from the perks of messing with people while wearing holter monitors, to passing out at celebrity parties and tips and tricks for dealing with the T word… Tape.
Want to hear more about Jamie? Listen to her CLOC episode here or buy her book, Surviving HIV, on Amazon.
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