Walking With Families Podcast |Hope & Inspiration |Weekly Interviews With Families & People Involved With Helping Critically Ill and Injured Children.

25. Rebecca Mannion -Her Daughter And Dilated Cardiomyopathy


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Rebecca shares her story about her daughter who has Dilated Cardiomyopathy. She talks about how her daughter's heart disease was not discovered until she was four months old. Plus, Rebecca talks about her journey in the hospital and having her daughter placed on the heart transplant list. Rebecca shares her experience of having her daughter on the heart transplant list and everything that entails. She talks about how her daughter is doing today – after working her way off the heart transplant list. Rebecca shares how she explained to her other children that their sister has chd. She talks about how her daughter's twin brother developed differently and then reveals some of her daughter's developmental delays. Plus, Rebecca talks about her job as a physical therapist and how she helps children with developmental delays. She emphasizes why it is important for parents to be the #1 advocates for their child in regards to getting services for any developmental delays. And finally, Rebecca briefly talks about Mended Little Hearts and how she lead the local chapter in Central Virginia.

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Walking With Families Podcast |Hope & Inspiration |Weekly Interviews With Families & People Involved With Helping Critically Ill and Injured Children.By Rita Ralston, Kelly Blumenthal, Charles George