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Child Life On Call: Parents of children with an illness or medical condition share their stories with a child life specialist


Jun 26, 2017

After a long pregnancy on hospitalized bedrest, Kelli describes the birth and first year of her twin girls, one of which was born with two genetic conditions, Caudal Regression Syndrome and Goldenhar Syndrome. The journey to diagnose these conditions was a long one, and Kelli talks about what that process was like, and what is like to have a child with these two syndromes.

Kelli recommends a several resources, www.isacra.com and the Goldenhar Syndrome Facebook group.  

Kelli also recommends rarediseases.org’s network for a community of support and information on Goldenhar syndrome.

If you would like to connect with Kelli personally, you can follow her on instagram at @kelita83, on her blog at www.babygruens.wordpress.com and at Austin Moms Blog.

If you would like to share your story or have questions about this podcast, you can email childlifeoncall@gmail.com or submit your information on childlifepodcast.com.