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Episode 60 | Dafne’s Story – Children with Chronic Illness: Juvenile Type 1 Diabetes, Psoriatic Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis
Podcast Show Notes
Katie, Certified Child Life Specialist interviews Dafne, The Chronic Illness Coach.
Dafne is mom to three college-age kids and she and her husband live in Houston, Texas. In this episode, we talk about how her children all suffer from chronic illness: Juvenile Type 1 Diabetes, Juvenile Psoriatic Arthritis and Juvenile Ankylosing Spondylitis.
She describes how:
*Finding a medical team who includes you as the parent is important
*Searching for a tribe of people who understand is worth the effort
*Small children who deal with lifelong chronic illness can thrive
You can follow Dafne on Instagram, Facebook and buy her book.
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