Advocating To Find Health Answers For Your Child with Kim DeLiema

At just 6 weeks old, Kim DeLiema's son Jason contracted viral meningitis and spent five days in the Children's Hospital.  Whether related to that illness or not, this began a long journey of health issues for Jason that Kim has been tirelessly trying to find answers to.  Kim shares her experience in trying to help her son, what she has learned and encouragement for any parent who may also be trying to find answers for their child.  On the episode we chat about:

• The terrifying experience with viral meningitis when her son was 6 weeks old
• Advocating for your young children before they can for themselves
• Transitioning to Gluten Free with her son and family 
• Sensory Processing Disorder
• Occupational Therapy for her son in efforts to help find answers
• Chronic illness and ear infections and navigating specialists to find answers
• Mom judgement and making decisions that put your children's health first
• Finding your inner Mom voice, being confident in who you are as a parent

Kim is a medical social worker and fitness coach, Mom to two children and one fur baby and wife to a law enforcement officer.  She describes life as so busy but filled with purpose.

You can connect with Kim on Instagram @kimspiration_fitness and also follow her navigation her son's Sensory Processing Disorder @sweetly_sensory

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