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64: Improvement-triggered Grief

64: Improvement-triggered Grief

FromThe Rare Life


64: Improvement-triggered Grief

FromThe Rare Life

ratings:
Length:
35 minutes
Released:
Sep 16, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

When your child’s development or health take a turn for the worse, its totally logical for the parents to struggle. Apathy, sadness, overwhelm, darkness, most parents have experienced this reaction at one time or another. But what about when their health takes a turn for the better? What about dropping off therapies and specialists?
It seems like it would be a really straightforward response—happiness, relief, gratitude. And yet, as we’ve been receiving good news for our son, my brain has responded in confusing ways—relief, apathy, gratitude, darkness. Is something wrong with me? No, I’m beginning to realize this is a pretty common thing.
In this episode, I share the complex emotions I’ve experienced as Kimball’s health has been on the up, and the remarkable story of receiving nothing short of miraculous healing which spent me into a spiral.
Links:
Listen to Ep. 30 (the pt. 1 of this episode)
Listen to Ep. 53: Diagnosis Jealousy w/ Kara Ryska
Released:
Sep 16, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

This is the real, raw, and all the feels of loving a child with disabilities. Episodes feature parent-guests, professionals, and solo episodes with host Madeline Cheney. Their authentic conversations don’t shy away from the strong and mixed emotions that often accompany medically-complex parenting. Parents listen in to feel seen, validated, and receive much-needed solidarity. Professionals working with disabled people listen in to better understand what is often going on under the surface for a family living with disabilities.