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

My guest this week is Taraneh, sharing her story about having a son with cleft palate.   In this episode, we talk about… [2:24] Taraneh’s background and her family [3:54] Taraneh’s pregnancy and birth experience with her son [5:23] Cleft palate and Pierre Robin Sequence diagnoses [12:35] Flexibility with feeding a baby with a cleft palate [15:40] Leaving the hospital and transferring care to a clinic [20:44] Taraneh’s son’s surgery [29:28] Surprising or unexpected moments from going through this experience [31:39] How Taraneh’s son is doing now [34:22] Shifting priorities in the face of a child’s medical issues [36:08] What Taraneh wishes she had known before being thrown into the “medical world” [41:09] Piper and Enza: providing resources to support kids and families with medical issues   Piper and Enza: https://www.Piperandenza.com https://www.instagram.com/piperandenza https://www.facebook.com/piperandenza Have you heard?  The Child Life On Call mobile app for parents, kids and their care team will be avai