In the Face of Illness

Our guest, Brooke Denson, shares the story of her daughter Audrey, who was admitted to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital at 5 weeks old, and went to be with Jesus on Good Friday of 2023. Brooke’s time with Audrey was short, but she is forever grateful to have loved and been loved by Audrey. Our show host is Brittany Spence and our Executive Producer is Castria. Subscribe today to stay up to date and...

Our guest, Joni Rose chats with us about her role in supporting mothers who are providing breastmilk to their preterm or medically fragile infants at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital. Our show host is Brittany Spence and our Executive Producer is Castria. Subscribe today to stay up to date and don’t forget to leave a rating and review!

Brittany reflects on 2024 and the incredible milestones we have accomplished this year. We are so thankful for our donors, volunteers, staff, board members, and each of you! Our show host is Brittany Spence and our Executive Producer is Castria. Subscribe today to stay up to date and don’t forget to leave a rating and review!

Our guests, Heather Burgess and Kelley Smith chat with us about their roles working at Regional One NICU. Our show host is Brittany Spence and our Executive Producer is Castria. Subscribe today to stay up to date and don’t forget to leave a rating and review!

Our guest, Abby Schroeppel chats with us about her son Jackson who passed away in 2016 and how her family felt blessed to honor his memory by donating books to children’s hospitals. Our show host is Brittany Spence and our Executive Producer is Castria. Subscribe today to stay up to date and don’t forget to leave a rating and review!

Our guest, Jan Hill, assistant professor of Health Administration and Public Health at Baptist Health Sciences University, discusses social determinants of health and the partnership with Forrest Spence Fund by providing interns. Our show host is Brittany Spence and our Executive Producer is Castria. Subscribe today to stay up to date and don’t forget to leave a rating and review!

Our guest, Mandy Parker chats with us about her and her husband’s adoption story of their son Caleb, who has special needs. Our show host is Brittany Spence and our Executive Producer is Castria. Subscribe today to stay up to date and don’t forget to leave a rating and review!

Brittany Spence chats with us about the past FSF events and the many upcoming events we have! For a list of our upcoming events, please go to forrestspencefund.org/events . Our show host is Brittany Spence and our Executive Producer is Castria. Subscribe today to stay up to date and don’t forget to leave a rating and review!

Our guest, Vance Gieselmann shares her story of being diagnosed with two autoimmune diseases - Grave's Disease and Addison's Disease. In addition to being diagnosed with her own illnesses, Vance had four close relatives who passed away from various illnesses within a relatively short amount of time. Vance shares the hard and powerful lessons she has learned during this journey. Our show host is Br...

Our guest, Jenny Campbell shares the story of her son Jack, who passed away in 2014 after a lengthy illness and a three month hospital stay at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital. Our show host is Brittany Spence and our Executive Producer is Castria. Subscribe today to stay up to date and don’t forget to leave a rating and review!

Our guest, Jane Thompson chats with us about her role as the program manager for Le Bonheur's Maternal Fetal Center. She and her team coordinate care for expectant mothers whose babies are diagnosed in utero with a congenital anomaly. Our show host is Brittany Spence and our Executive Producer is Castria. Subscribe today to stay up to date and don’t forget to leave a rating and review!

Our guest, Charol Hewitt, chats with us about her role as the Community Home Visitation Program Educator at Le Bonheur Community Outreach. Charol and her team offer in-home services and education to the communities they serve. Our show host is Brittany Spence and our Executive Producer is Castria. Subscribe today to stay up to date and don’t forget to leave a rating and review!

Our guests, Ellis and Renner Lasley share their personal journey of being a sibling to a critically and chronically ill sister. Ellis and Renner are the siblings to Elizabeth (Zib), who was diagnosed in utero with a giant Omphalocele. Our show host is Brittany Spence and our Executive Producer is Castria. Subscribe today to stay up to date and don’t forget to leave a rating and review!

Our guest, Erin Lasley shares with us the story of her daughter Elizabeth, fondly known as Zib, who was diagnosed in utero with a giant Omphalocele. Zib is now a typically functioning preschooler thanks to her incredible medical team at Le Bonheur. While Elizabeth's Le Bonheur journey is done, Erin has begun a new career serving as the Coordinator of the Family Resource Center as well as the Coord...

Our guests, Vance and Ivy chat with us about why they chose to intern at the Forrest Spence Fund, what the internship is like, and how it has helped prepare them for their future jobs. If you are interested in applying to be an intern with us, email your resume to Brittany. Our show host is Brittany Spence and our Executive Producer is Castria. Subscribe today to stay up to date and don’t forget t...

Our guests, Julianne Scholes and Kate Baker are both Child Life Specialists at Spence and Becky Wilson Baptist Children’s Hospital. They chat with us about their roles as CCLS’ and how they help children going through experiences in the hospital. Our show host is Brittany Spence and our Executive Producer is Castria. Subscribe today to stay up to date and don’t forget to leave a rating and review!

Our guest, Jessica Ganey, chats with us about her role as the Special Events Manager here at the Forrest Spence Fund. She shares the work she is doing, some exciting plans for the future, and the work she does outside of the Forrest Spence Fund. Our show host is Brittany Spence and our Executive Producer is Castria. Subscribe today to stay up to date and don’t forget to leave a rating and review!

Our guest, Reeca Cole, shares with us the story of her son Truett. Reeca went into preterm labor with Truett, who spent 9 days in the NICU. Shortly after returning home, he became very sick and was later diagnosed with Bronchial Malacia. Reeca discusses the care Truett has, how he is doing now, and how this has affected their family. Our show host is Brittany Spence and our Executive Producer is C...

Our guest, Remera Cage Williams chats with us about her role as the program manager for Methodist Le Bonheur Community Outreach (MLCO)’s Community HIV Network. She explains the services they provide such as HIV testing, education, and prevention services for individuals throughout the community.  On May 14th, Methodist Le Bonheur will offer free HIV testing at 600 Jefferson Ave. Follow Commun...

Our guest, Jennifer Taylor chats with us about her role as the manager of Safe Kids Mid-South and injury prevention at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital. Please visit the link below for more information on Safe Kids and safety and how Jennifer Taylor uses this information with families she works with. https://www.lebonheur.org/our-services/community-health/community-programs/safe-kids-mid-south/ Our...

Pesi Katz and Jessica chat with us about our upcoming Spring for Forrest Cocktail Party and Auction event on May 10th. We will have live music, delicious food, a live and silent auction, and more! You can purchase your tickets through our website at the cost of $100 per person. We hope to see you there! Our show host is Brittany Spence and our Executive Producer is Castria. Subscribe today to stay...

Our guest, Jack Chance chats with us about his experience of being a patient at Le Bonheur due to a blood clot in September of 2023. He shares what that was like for him and how he is doing now. Our show host is Brittany Spence and our Executive Producer is Castria. Subscribe today to stay up to date and don’t forget to leave a rating and review!

Our guests, Jessica and Jonathan Pounders share the story of their daughter Mollie. Before Mollie was born, Jessica found out that Mollie had Gastroschisis. They chat with us about their stay at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and how Mollie is doing now.  Our show host is Brittany Spence and our Executive Producer is Castria. Subscribe today to stay up to date and don’t forget to leave a rati...

Our guest, Brittany Chance, shares with us the experience her son, Jack had this past September. Six months ago their family ENT found a massive blood clot from an infection that caused a blockage. Jack went blind from the increased intracranial pressure and had a series of emergency surgeries to clear the infection. He was treated for meningitis and eventually had brain surgery to place a VP shun...

Our guest, Ansley Prosser chats with us about her sister Carly who was diagnosed with Epilepsy when Ansley was eight years old. This is what took her family to LeBonheur Children’s hospital and from there she found her love for nursing.  She was able to meet so many amazing doctors and nurses that she looks up to today.  Our show host is Brittany Spence and our Executive Producer is Cast...