Blogs & Poems
Respectful Parent Advocacy in the Medical World
I didn’t know the real meaning of parent advocacy until I was a parent myself – I had experiences with it beforehand. My mother fought for me, defended me, batted off psychologists and friends who labeled me as depressed when I actually had a disease that was simply hard to diagnose. Yet I didn’t fully […]
PRN
I grew up with a mother who exercised – I grew up with a mother who tried so hard to implement an exercise routine, that in order to do so she had her 3 middle school children in the living room doing Leslie Sansones “Walk Away the Pounds”. I never understood why, until I’m a […]
Homemade G-Tube Formula for Your Child: The Logistics
When I first began the process of homemaking g-tube formula, I wish I had this list of the things that I would need to save me time. This post is specifically for that purpose – whether you want to do this yourself, or you’re a friend trying to help somebody with this journey too. My […]
Reconstruct
There are buzz wordsWords I’m not used toOr words I’m simply not fond ofI hearI reactI judgeThen I condemn Before even a word is on my tongue, Or a believing thought on my heartOr a conversation to be had Deconstruction It’s such a difficult thingWe hear itWe judgeAnd we simply condemn When in reality, If […]