Cares for Kids Radiothon Podcast

Charlie's Cares For Kids Radiothon story; shared in 2026!

Former Y94 personality, Rat, who was involved with the Cares For Kids Radiothon for many years, calls into to speak to the event's importance to the community. 

The Heartbeat Song Program During an unthinkable time for a parent, when they find out that their child is dying, Sanford Children’s Hospital provides a service where they record the heartbeat of a child and put it into a lullaby for the parents to keep. A lasting memory of a child lost. This is an example of one such lullaby.

Kelsey visits with The Y94 Morning Playhouse about her son Ayce 

Tara sits down with the Y94 Playhouse's Zero and Amy Kaye to visit about Ellie's experience with Sanford Children's Hospital

Ella's journey from Valley City to Sanford Children's in Fargo ultimately brought her hometown community together in an amazing way

SHORTLY AFTER THE FOURTH OF JULY, 8 YEAR OLD ALEXA HOFFMAN FROM GRAND FORKS COULDN’T MOVE HER HANDS, OR FEET. MANY TESTS WERE DONE AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT SHE NEEDED SPECIALIZED PEDIATRIC CARE SO WAS AMBULANCED TO SANFORD CHILDREN’S AND DIAGNOSED WITH GUILLAIN-BARRE (PROUNCED GEE-YAH-BUH-RAY). ALEXA’S MOM SHARES HER STORY.

WENDY AND ANDREW WERE GIVEN LESS THAN 1% CHANCE TO CONCEIVE. IN 2021 WENDY WAS AIRLIFTED TO SANFORD HEALTH WHERE SHE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR 43 DAYS AS SHE PREPARED FOR THE ARRIVAL OF THEIR SON TRIGVY. TRIGVY WAS BORN ABOUT 10 WEEKS EARLY AND WAS ADMITTED INTO THE NEONTAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT WHERE HE WOULD GROW FOR 82 DAYS. HERE IS THE STORY OF THE MIRACLE BABY TRIGVY.

ERIC WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A RARE AND LIFE-THREATENING DISEASE CALLED WEGNERERS DISEASE. HE RECEIVES TREATMENT FOR RENAL FAILURE AT SANFORD CHILDREN’S HOSPTIAL. ERIC IS THE 2023 ND CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS CHAMPION- ERIC ALONG WITH HIS DAD, ISAAC, SHARE HIS STORY.