ARISE

A Mother's Journey with Angelman Syndrome

Bill Pfohl Season 2024 Episode 74

This week on the ARISE podcast, Tania Anderson, CEO of ARISE, talks to Elisabeth Downing, mother of two boys who benefit from the ARISE SibShops program. It took a long time for the medical community to come up with 6 year old Jax's diagnoses of Angelman. His 8 year old brother Jace has always doted on his baby brother. Protecting him and playing with him.  Elisabeth says the SibShop program for siblings of specials needs children is huge. And, it gives  Jace  a place he can be with other kids with a similar family dynamic that is so important.