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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The View from the Hospital Recliner
The time was roughly 9:30 p.m. when I walked into room 108 with my overnight bag, pillow in hand, and…
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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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Love Beyond Words
My daughter Lexi lost her words and some of her motor functioning when she was two years old. She was…
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A Medical Mom Is Made of Toughness and Love
A medical mom is a mom who has a child with one or more medical complexities. A medical mom is…
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The Grace and Grief of Being a Medical Mama
Medical mama—this title and this view hit me. It hits me at different times and in different ways, but it hits…
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By Autumn Knapp 6 Things the Parent of a Child With Medical Needs Learns
My 9-year-old daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes a few months before her 2nd birthday. She uses a continuous…
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