Episode 12 Caring for Your Child

As a parent, we are instinctively in the role of caregiver for our children. When our child is faced with a life threatening illness, our caregiving goes into hyperdrive. In this episode, John and Fran talk with Kristen Escalante, whose 12 year old was diagnosed with an rare form of cancer. Kristen shared with us how she used social media and her network of friends and colleagues to help navigate through this journey. Kristen talked about the search for the right doctor, moving across the country to get treatments, and facing the emotional and psychological strains that are associated with it. How she and her husband balanced caring for their daughter and trying to keep the house going, life moving and self care. There are so many facets to the life of a caregiver, and these can be multiplied when the one you are caring for is your child.