I’m so honored and excited to have Lauren Silver join me on the podcast! She is truly a Superwoman and her spirit and enthusiasm for helping others, all things running all the while fundraising for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society is an inspiration. Join Lauren and I, as we dive into all the things! She shares with us her survivor journey with AML (Acute Myeloid Leukemia) when she was young. She shares with us how she’s raised thousands of dollars for LLS while taking part in running many marathons and half marathons with Team in Training over the past decade.  

She’s down to the final week of her fundraising for LLS Man & Women of the Year. Her team Breaking Barriers is striving to bring her to the finish line on June 11th with the title Women of the Year and she’s striving to earn that Women of the Year title by collecting the most funds for LLS research and family support.

Links:

https://www.lls.org/ 

https://www.mwoy.org/ 

https://www.teamintraining.org/ 

https://www.teamintraining.org/search-events 

Donate Directly to: https://pages.lls.org/mwoy/ma/ma21/lsilver 

Check out the Lauren’s Auction: https://www.32auctions.com/breakingbarriersforlls 

Connect with Lauren directly: 

https://www.instagram.com/laurenbsilver/

https://www.facebook.com/lauren.silver.106 

Clubhouse: https://www.joinclubhouse.com/ 

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This week on the podcast my husband joins and we catch you guys up on Ollie’s end of oral treatment and how we celebrated with family far and near! We rave about Icing Smiles and how they made his 4th birthday party EXTRA special! And we touch upon some positive improvements now that our son is finished with his treatment. 

We hope you laugh with us as we navigate parenthood despite being sleep deprived, our love for online shopping, and how as a family we’re adjusting to life after our son’s treatment and all the emotions that go with it while keeping our sense of humor in the process. 

I felt it was important to document this part in our journey because I often flash back to the early days in our son’s treatment and the deep, dark feeling of hopelessness. This is the episode that I wish I had access to back then. My wish is that someone, somewhere finds this and it’s able to restore a glimmer of hope in their darkest hour. 

Links: 

https://www.icingsmiles.org/ 

https://www.instagram.com/icingsmiles/ 

https://www.instagram.com/lia.bakes/ 

https://www.hallmark.com/ornaments/keepsake-ornaments/cancer-survivors-bell-metal-ornament-benefitting-cancer-research-at-mayo-clinic-1999QHX4102.html 

https://www.allmammacare.com/

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I am so grateful to have met some amazing Momcologists during my son’s treatment. My next guest, Edit Keshishyan is a fellow Momcologist and an Occupational Therapist. We’ve known each other for the last year and a half. 

I was so happy when the stars aligned and she joined me on the podcast to talk about her amazing daughter, Emma, and how Edit was able to help her through some of the toughest times during her treatment for Leukemia. With over 10 years of experience as an Occupational Therapist, Edit founded her company, Achieving Milestones Therapy, not too long ago. 

In this episode Edit shares with us Emma’s story and all the amazing things that OT can do to help children during treatment.  We talk about the many side effects of the chemotherapy our children had to take and we take a deep dive into the multiple facets of OT. 

So settle in as we unpack the multitude of ways to help your child during treatment. We touch upon everything from sensory play, to ways to strengthen muscles, increase your child’s gross motor skills (large muscles), their fine motor (smaller muscles) and strengthen their vision.  

We even get a special celebrity appearance from Emma as she drops in for a little bit to say “hi” and show me her missing teeth and wiggly tooth!  

Edit Keshisyan Aghazarian- Momcologist & Occupational Therapist

Find her on Instagram- @editkeshishyan @achievingmilestonestherapy

(Website in the works)

https://www.instagram.com/achievingmilestonestherapy/?hl=en 

Los Angeles, CA 

AchievingMilestonesTherapy@gmail.com

Phone: 818-288-3334

Recommended Links/Apps:

ABC Mouse

PBS Kids

Kidtopia

Dexteria VMI Visual-Motor Integration Skills 

Match it - Find the matching

Match 3D - Matching Puzzle Game

Sort It 3D

Tangle Master 3D

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