Dr. Mom
How Time Has Helped Me to Accept
Time Heals? People often say, “Time heals” or “Wait a little while, it’ll feel better” In the context of a disabled child, though, this is a really hard thing to hear because more often than not, time doesn’t heal – it just brings different sets of challenges. At first you’re dealing with the impact of […]
The Power of Silence in the Healing Process
There was a time when I enjoyed silence – I would lay on the floor in my college dorm and simply think. I could take a walk and enjoy myself – enjoy nature, enjoy the breeze. The silence was peaceful, and it was healing. While my daughter was in the ICU with a new life […]
A G-Tube Recipe, But One You Can Eat Too!
Salmon and Green Beans One of my goals in homemaking my daughter food is to create something that I would eat too. I didn’t want to just find what she needed in one day and mix it all together, saying “Oh well she won’t taste it anyway.” I wanted to make her meals – meals […]
Special Needs and The Beauty of Going Slow
The other day I sat crying to my friend – I cried, telling her I feel like everyone else’s time is speeding by, and we are stuck. It sometimes feels as though Paige is where she was a year ago… she still can’t crawl, she can’t sit up, and she can’t talk. Every year that […]
Why I Published “My Diary” (Good Pastures!)
Many people pick up my book, begin to read, then quickly stop – they come to me and say “I feel like I’m reading your diary! How do you feel comfortable with me reading this??” The question seems funny to me, since it’s already passed the publishing stage – I had this thought before I published, and thought very deeply about why I wanted to share some of my deepest thoughts.