Summer Mini #5: Childhood Cancer + Changing Perspectives | Vanessa’s Catch-Up

After learning to accept and manage her younger daughter’s disabilities, Vanessa thought she had a pretty good understanding of what it was like to raise a child with rare medical issues. But a diagnosis of childhood lymphoma for her older daughter turned all those notions upside down. In this short catch up with Vanessa, she’s sharing the way that childhood cancer completely changed the way Vanessa looks at raising children with medical complexity. She shares the toll this diagnosis took on their family, and how they’ve all been trying to recover in the past year. Also, huge thank you to our sponsor Functional Formularies! They make incredible, nutritious food for our tube-fed kids that’s easy to access and use. Honestly, if our kids are eating Functional Formularies formula, they’re probably eating better than us! Links: Visit the Functional Formularies website and get easy, nutritious, tube-friendly meals for your child! Listen to Ep 69: Vanessa’s Story and Ep 70: Accessibility and Ableism. Follow Vanessa on Instagram @vanessamcleod_! Follow us on Instagram @the_rare_life! Donate to the podcast or Contact me about sponsoring an episode. Fill out our contact form to get a reminder about upcoming discussion meetings and the Skype link to join! Follow the Facebook page. Join the Facebook group Parents of Children with Rare Conditions. Access the transcript on the website here. And if you love this podcast, please leave us a rating or review in your favorite podcast app!