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When a Mother’s Gut Saves Her Child: Jordan’s Story of Infantile Spasms
TW: Medical trauma, hospitalization of a child, discussion of seizures
Today’s episode of For The Hayters shares Jordan’s powerful story of parenting a medically complex child. Her daughter, Reagan, was diagnosed with infantile spasms — a rare and serious form of epilepsy — at just nine months old.
Jordan opens up about the first signs she noticed, the overwhelming journey through hospital stays, steroid treatments, insurance battles, therapy, and the emotional toll of caring for her child while her husband travels for work.
This is a story about motherhood, intuition, and never giving up —…
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