Episode 96 | Carrie’s Story: A Son with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus - a podcast by Katie Taylor, Certified Child Life Specialist
from 2021-11-24T07:00
My guest today is Carrie Holt. Carrie is one of those people who, when you talk to her, you feel like you’ve known her your whole life AND it feels like you’re there in the room with her. She has such a great perspective on having a child with a diagnosis and special needs, and she also hosts a podcast called Take Heart Special Mom. I’ll be sharing a bit about what I’m grateful for this Thanksgiving week, and then we will jump into Carrie’s story.
In this episode, we talk about…
[1:24] What I am grateful for
[4:07] About Carrie Holt
[5:16] Getting diagnoses of spina bifida and hydrocephalus
[8:43] The second half of Carrie’s pregnancy after these issues were discovered
[13:37] Bonding with a baby that has to have surgery right after birth
[19:30] A trip to the pediatric intensive care unit
[25:54] Coming home with a ventilator
[27:54] What Carrie wishes she had known at the beginning of this journey
[31:39] How Carrie’s other children have grown through this experience
[38:31] What Carrie’s son has taught her since he entered her life
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