Throughout the last twelve years of motherhood I like to think that I’ve earned many “mommy badges”. Like the Girl Scout I used to be, I have collected these badges and often talk of them to other mommies, proud of how I handled a certain challenge and honored that I earned that particular badge. For… Read More Mommy Badge of Courage
A few weeks ago my oldest daughter developed a rash on her face. I initially thought it was acne, then eczema, and then…yikes. By the time I got her to her pediatrician it was partially infected and her face was red and swollen. I also had an extremely miserable kid on my hands. As we… Read More Medically Complicated
May 12th will be the one-year anniversary of my daughter Natalie’s surgery to fuse her spine and correct severe scoliosis caused by a neurological disorder called Neurofibromatosis (NF). As winter has turned to spring my mind has begun to wander to the events leading up to and following that extremely difficult day. With those memories… Read More One Year Later
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