In My Words

Jumo and the JED Foundation are teaming up to create more mental health resources for teens and young adults. We spoke with JED Foundation's executive director, John MacPhee, and psychiatrist, Dr. Victor Schwartz about what they are doing to expand the conversation, and about the resources available to help young people with mental health issues.

Tim learns how type 1 diabetes works in the body, what symptoms to expect and how to manage his blood glucose levels with insulin.

Through Dr. Dave, we learn the story of Alexandra, who shares her experiences living with cystic fibrosis and how her palliative care team made treatments easier for her and her family in the comfort of their own home.

Cody learns how cancer affects the body and how chemotherapy treatment works.

Thomas and Bridget learn how metastatic breast cancer affects the body, and how chemotherapy, targeted biological therapy, hormone therapy, radiation therapy, surgery, palliative care, or clinical trials can help.

Learn how each member of your health care team takes care of you before, during, and after your hospital stay.

Corey learns about how the heart works, different types of congenital heart defects, and how heart defect symptoms are treated.

Medical procedures may sound scary. The Medikidz help Melissa conquer her fears by taking her on a journey through the human body to understand how PICC lines work and how to keep it clean and dry to avoid infection.

Jett learns how stem cells work and what happens before and after an autologous or allogeneic transplant.

Julia a high schooler with epilepsy is going off to college. She meets Brian, a college kid who has conquered this fear before. He shares his experiences of transitioning from a pediatrician to a new epilepsy team geared toward adults, and becoming more independent in epilepsy management.