Watchful waiting

Allen: Waiting was excruciating. We basically had one follow up appointment with our pediatrician to get another measurement and weigh […]

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Preparing for surgery as a parent

As we got closer to the surgery the Child Life Specialist was incredibly important. Within a month or two of […]

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Preparing my child for surgery

We talked to the psychologist about is how do we prepare her. And she said “You really can’t. You can […]

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Preparing other children for a sibling’s surgery

Allen: The book we made about Serena’s surgery was really was our primary vehicle for communicating with Mallory, our older […]

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