What if every milestone your child was supposed to reach came with countless curve balls? For Alexis Kaplan, motherhood quickly turned into a journey of advocacy, strength, and unwavering love as she navigated her daughter Gabby’s complex and rare health conditions....
Episode 54 | Danielle’s Story – A daughter with Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis
Podcast Show Notes
Katie, Certified Child Life Specialist talks to Danielle, mom to Della a daughter with Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis.
You may know Danielle formally as Danni Starr, the media personality, but she is also momma of two girls, one of which suffers from invisible, chronic illness.
Danielle takes us through what the journey to a diagnosis was like (spoiler: it wasn’t easy), how their entire family copes with the ups and downs and one surprising revelation: chronic illness isn’t all bad.
Listen to Danni’s own podcast, Help A Human Out, and read her book Empathy and Eyebrows.
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