As a Medical Mom, I Measure Growth Differently
In most homes, the marks on the wall are a simple celebration of time passing. They are pencil lines that…
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True Love Is Built In the Moments No One Sees
There is nothing simple about raising a medically complex child. We carry emergency plans the way others carry wallets. Med…
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By Sarah McPherson We Don’t Take ‘Normal’ For Granted with Epilepsy In the Family
There are moments in life when you feel like you’re shattering from the inside out, when your heart aches so…
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By Ashleigh Spurgeon Yes, I Know Fear—but I Also Know Faith
The night my daughter woke up screaming at 3 a.m., I knew something was wrong. Her cry wasn’t the half-asleep…
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Finding God in the Middle of Disbelief: A Mom’s Journey through Faith and Fear
“But the Lord is with me like a mighty warrior; so my persecutors will stumble and not triumph over me.”…
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Seeing Her Children Suffer Hurts a Mother’s Heart
Another seizure. I watch my daughter’s face crumble. Not just from the pain, but from the weight of it all,…
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By Mikaela Perron-Sampson From Chemo To Kindergarten: The Milestone that Undid Me
I stood with the other moms, holding back tears as I gave Olive one last squeeze before sending her toward…
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“Only Tell Me the Good News.”
My husband, Nick, looked it up one night, just after the diagnosis. We lay in bed, our seashell-printed comforter offering…
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By Neely Richer My Daughter Is In the Hospital Again
My daughter is in the hospital again. A longer stay this time. I’m tired. I miss my other children. They…
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By Naomi Driedger Loving Ashton
Shellshocked, I stand beside the NICU bed. My tiny son is lost in a maze of tubes and wires. Confused…
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Chasing Her Smile
It was December 21, 2020. Olive—13 months old—sat on our kitchen floor. I’d combed her wispy blond hair carefully to…
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By Hannah Dearth Dear Parent Advocate
Dear advocating parent, Let me start by saying I know that you are wildly underrecognized, and I know you don’t…
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