Ep 59 | Between Trust and Questioning: Navigating a Life-Altering Diagnosis with Katherine Sigblad

About this episode

Katherine Sigblad shares her family's experience with a life-altering diagnosis and the importance of questioning medical recommendations.

What do you do when a diagnosis comes with a clear plan… but it just doesn’t sit right with you? In this episode, I’m joined by Katherine Sigblad from Moms Off the Record Podcast to talk through a story from her own life that started when she was an infant. Her parents were given a diagnosis and a recommendation for surgery. It was presented as the next step. But instead of moving forward right away, her dad paused. He asked more questions. He looked into other options. And what they ultimately chose ended up being very different from that first recommendation.

People in this episode

Host: Just the Inserts

Guest: Katherine Sigblad

Topics covered

• diagnosis
• healthcare decisions
• parenting
• surgery options
• trust in medicine

Keywords

• diagnosis
• surgery
• healthcare
• parenting
• trust
• decision making

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Moms Off the Record Podcast

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