by Child Life On Call | Mar 3, 2021
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...
by Child Life On Call | Apr 14, 2020
Katie, Certified Child Life Specialist, talks with Meg Casano, mother to Ella who has Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) and also created the nonprofit Medi Teddy which is a stuffed animal cover for intravenous medications. Meg talks about the journey to...
by Child Life On Call | Oct 23, 2017
Discover the touching story of a young boy’s encounter with Crohn’s disease and how his family, led by his mother Susan, navigated this challenging journey. At just six years old, Preston started experiencing severe belly pain, a symptom that led them to a...
by Child Life On Call | Sep 11, 2017
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 fevers and flu-like symptoms. After about...