Slice of PI

This week Andrea discusses the importance of stem cell donation with special guests, expert Mai Duong from Swab the World and parent advocate Dawn Shirley. 

Take a sneaky listen to what is coming up in next week's episode where Andrea looks at stem cell donation. 

You won't want to miss this episode where Andrea talks to Canadian Blood Services and parent Megan Waghorn around the importance of that "liquid gold" in our blood that is used turned into treatment for immune deficiencies.

Take a listen at what is coming up the next episode where Andrea looks at plasma - the raw ingredient that makes up immunoglobulin (IG). 

This week Andrea discusses medical trauma with guests, parent Linda Skeries and child life specialist at Stollery Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta, Stephanie Wanner. 

Take a sneaky listen to what's coming up in the next episode of "Slice of PI" where Andrea looks at medical trauma. 

In this episode, host and mom, Andrea, looks at the receiving the diagnois what this means and what the process of the diagnosis entails. She talks with another mother of a child with Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (SCID), Barbara Drayton, whose son was the first baby to be diagnosed through Canada's first SCID newborn screening program in Ontario.

Listen to a preview from Friday's episode where host Andrea talks about the diagnosis and all that entails.

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In this season's 2nd episode, we look at SCID Newborn Screening, a potentially life-saving test for babies that identifies the primary immunodeficiency, Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (SCID). This week's guests are: Dr. Nicola Wright from Alberta Children's Hospital and Ian Cowie, a father of a child living with SCID. 

Take a listen for what's in store next week on "Slice of PI" when Andrea talks to guests Dr. Nicola Wright and parent Ian Cowie about newborn screening for SCID.