My Terminally Ill Child is Teaching Me How to Live
I am often reminded of the inner strength and sheer maturity of spirit embodied by my 9-year-old son. He has…
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I am often reminded of the inner strength and sheer maturity of spirit embodied by my 9-year-old son. He has…
Continue ReadingLife's funny, isn't it? Just when you think you've got the whole motherhood thing figured out, the universe throws a…
Continue ReadingMy dear sweet boys, I loved you before I knew you. I just didn’t know how long the wait would…
Continue ReadingWhen I thought I was going to die, grief blinded me. Not really for myself. I’ve had a pretty good…
Continue ReadingIt’s extremely hard to see your parent sick. It’s a million times harder to see your child’s grandparent sick. It…
Continue ReadingIf you are the parents who just sat for hours in a cold doctor’s office to hear that your child…
Continue ReadingThe thing the baby books don’t tell you about leaving the hospital is that two new people emerge. Yes, you’re…
Continue ReadingMy toddler was clinically diagnosed with autism. How do I feel about this new diagnosis? He has always been enough.…
Continue ReadingMedical mama—this title and this view hit me. It hits me at different times and in different ways, but it hits…
Continue ReadingWe were told she wouldn’t make it to 20 weeks. When she made it, we were told she wouldn’t survive…
Continue ReadingI sent an email to my second-grader’s teacher this morning. After writing it, I realized it might be beneficial for…
Continue ReadingLife as a hospital mom is not a life for just anyone. You have no other choice, there is no…
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