Child Life On Call: Parents Of Children With An Illness Or Medical Condition Share Their Stories With A Child Life Specialist

Caryn shares about her daughter Elaina developing ALCAPA, a congenital heart defect, and how they found out weeks after an uneventful pregnancy.  Caryn will shed light on how she coped with Elaina's diagnosis and how she strongly advocated for her along the way. You will feel moved by Caryn's fierce love and commitment to her daughter [2:25] Takeaways on numbing cream from Katie [7:22] Caryn introduces her family [10:16]  Experiencing a wide variety of symptoms [12:56] A visit to the emergency room [15:16] Diagnosis of ALCAPA and emergency surgery [18:40] Caryn was not able to go home to get belongings [19:14] Thoughts about getting a second opinions [20:56] Elaina quit eating after her first surgery [21:58] Advocating for a transfer to a different hospital [23:13] Elaina needed ventilation to recover from her first surgery [23:47] Getting devastating news that Elaina may not pull through a repeat surgery [25:00] She struggled with feeding difficulties [27:29] Honesty and Empathy [29:39] Crash course on the a