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'He wished that every kid had a place like that': Mother fights for pediatric hospice care after son’s battle with rare illness

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By Amanda Rooker Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Shanna Sieck’s mission is a deeply personal one — one she never imagined having to take on. After losing her son Mason to a terminal illness, Sieck is determined to ensure no other family in Iowa has to leave their support system behind to get the care their child needs. Mason Sieck, a vibrant 7-year-old from Grinnell, was diagnosed at just two years old with Gar…

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'He wished that every kid had a place like that': Mother fights for pediatric hospice care after son’s battle with rare illness

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Senate advances bill on PPCCs

When doctors told Shanna Sieck that her nearly 7-year-old son Mason needed to be put in hospice after his five-year-long battle with cancer, her family moved from Grinnell into a care center in Minneapolis to live out his final days.

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Iowa mother fights for pediatric hospice care in honor of her late son

A mother's heartbreaking journey is pushing Iowa lawmakers to make a change. House File 933, also known as "Mason's Law" would allow new centers in Iowa to provide care for children facing terminal illnesses.

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Patient Worthy

How do you love a child you know will die young? – Patient Worthy

For Bubba 7/31/1997 – 7/22/2018 How do you love a child you know will die young? You love recklessly, with abandon. You don’t mean to – but you can’t stop yourself. Parents of terminally diagnosed children actually love harder, I think, because we know. We know what’s coming. We are blessed in a way, because […]

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Iowa Senate advances bill on care centers for young people with life-threatening illnesses

House File 933 would create a pediatric palliative care license to establish residential care facilities for those under 21 with chronic and life-threatening illnesses.

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