Season 3 of We GRWN? is a Choose Your Own Adventure! We're having special guests come on to the podcast and select our adventure.
Our first guest is Anabella! She is a military wife (Marine Corps (USMC)), a stay at home mom of 3 boys, a baker and business woman. Anabella's youngest child was diagnosed with Leukemia at just 8 months old, and she takes us on her family's journey on dealing with and overcoming childhood cancer.
In the episode we mentioned initiatives Anabella did during the holidays. See more here:
Last Year's Toy Drive - https://www.instagram.com/p/CmfTR44OLMA/
Thanksgiving Totes - https://www.instagram.com/p/ClT6RetuDbF/
Here are Small and Local Childhood Cancer Organizations to Support:
Roc Solid Foundation - https://www.instagram.com/rocsolidfoundation/
One At A Time - https://www.instagram.com/campaignoaat/
Cora’s Crafts - https://www.instagram.com/corascrafts_/
Liv like a Unicorn - https://www.instagram.com/livlikeaunicornfoundation/
The Warrior Mama Project - https://www.instagram.com/thewarriormamaproject/
Patients for Affordable Drugs - https://patientsforaffordabledrugs.org/
Topics we discuss in this episode:
Military Retirement
Civilian Life
Childhood cancer awareness month
Symptoms of childhood cancer
Issues with health care system
Being misdiagnosed
Shock
Advocating for your child
Knowing your child
Fatal diagnoses
Community
Cancer during quarantine
Supporting the supporters
How cancer affects the entire family
Frontline treatment and maintenance phase
Liver toxicity
Ways to support
Pharmacy issues
Were the kids planned
Trying for a girl
What does Leukemia mean to you?
