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 72 | Laurie’s Story – A son with Fanconi Anemia and Tetralogy of Fallot
Podcast Show Notes
“It was a life or death… that was our life and we rose to the occasion.”
Katie, Certified Child Life Specialist talks with Laurie Strongin from Hope for Henry.
We talk about:
+How parenthood started out with hearing the news no parent wants to hear
+How Laurie’s growing family lived out of hotels and Ronald McDonald Homes for years
+The impact her first born’s death has had on his siblings
+How the first birthday without a “birthday boy” sparked a mission that has reached over 55,000 children in hospitals.
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