Sep 30, 2026

Pediatric nurse and mom Brigid shares how her family navigated her son’s neuroblastoma diagnosis—with practical guidance on preparing kids for care, accepting support, and finding hope.

Key Topics:

• The symptoms that led to Brigid’s son’s neuroblastoma diagnosis

• Going from pediatric nurse to parent receiving...

Sep 23, 2026

As we begin to close out NICU Awareness Month, Katie sits down with Matilda “Tilly” Aldridge, a content marketer and mom. During a normal morning, Adelaide, her oldest child, was rushed to the hospital after Tilly and her husband heard Adelaide screaming from her room. She was given a CT scan, and a large tumor was...

Sep 16, 2026

Welcome back to NICU Awareness Month. In this episode, Katie is sitting down with Kim Holland, mom of Tripp who was born at 27 weeks and also developed NEC. NEC, or Necrotizing Enterocolitis, is the inflammation of the intestine that often leads to the death of intestinal tissue/lining, which caused Tripp to undergo...

Sep 15, 2026

How U.S. News Ranks Children’s Hospitals—and What Parents Should Know

Every year, U.S. News & World Report releases its Best Children’s Hospitals rankings—but what do those rankings actually tell families?

In this episode, Katie Taylor, CCLS, speaks with Jennifer Winston, senior health data scientist at U.S....

Sep 9, 2026

Continuing NICU Awareness Month, in this week’s episode, Katie is talking to Emily Rosen, the author of Waiting for Max: A NICU Story. Emily is a mom to 2 children, Max and Eva. Emily’s book is about her experience being a parent in the NICU, with the hopes that the book can help communicate with other NICU families...