Born prematurely with Cerebral Palsy the doctors didn't think that she would survive, this would be the first of many times that Elizabeth Bradley would prove everyone wrong. Despite having Cerebral Palsy, with the help of he...
Becoming a parent is often one of the highlights of person's life. 2018 was the year Danny Jordan welcomed his daughter Emerson into the world. From the very beginning Danny knew Emerson would be born different as during the ...
Michelle has always been a creative person wether she was writing poetry, dancing, or acting but, at the age of nineteen her life changed forever. Michelle needed to have her right arm amputated after a car accident, she brie...
This week we conclude our two part series Meet the McGinns with Julie McGinn as she shares her experience raising her first child, William as a child on the Autism Spectrum. Where she went to for research on the subject, what...
Being a parent is never easy at any stage but, for Liza Blas looking after her two children during their teenage years was especially difficult as both children contracted Lyme disease, a viral condition most commonly spread ...
Cystic Fibrosis a genetic condition that affects For as many as 5,000 Canadians at the time of writing in many ways. For Paula van Wyk she grew up with an older brother who has CF and now she helps look after the next generat...
Have you ever heard the expression you are what you eat? Usually if you feel sick you might take a pill to relive your headache , swallow something for an upset stomach or sleep it off. According to our guest Heather Gray a c...
24 Hours are in a day and for different activity or tasks often people might say "I don't have enough time". Despite raising three children including one with a rare medical condition Rhianna Sanford has spend the last 15 yea...
Thought the month of February we have been discussing the importance of relationships in our lives. Our guest Laura Drummond has had a unique relationship with the medical community as she worked for years as a nurse and midw...
How many times has someone in your life told you need to have a backup plan for when things don't work out? Steven Burke has spent a large portion of his life learning how to organize and adapt to situation from dealing with ...
2020 was a difficult year for many people, a time of fear, uncertainty, and lockdown for Jules and Maria Rodriguez 2020 was a difficult year in a very different way as Jules was diagnosed with ALS a terminal condition with a ...
Rebecca Rubin Seligson has always loved writing and working with children but when her son was born and diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy she struggled as a young parent and not finding much disability representation in the media...
Relationships can be complicated especially without patience, communication, and understanding. On this week's episode join me and medical mom Michelle Fruhschien as we discuss her journey from teaching English, switching to ...
FND Functional Neurological Disorder is a chronic condition where people can experience seizures and a lot of physical weakness with no signs appearing on medical scans Think of it of it as your brain sending inaccurate signa...
All parents want what's best for their children in terms of happiness, education, and experiences. Bridgett Farmer has had to work extra hard on behalf of her daughter Milla who was diagnosed with Autism and a rare genetic di...