Dr. Mom
Unfelt Feelings: What It’s Like Raising a Medically Complex Child
This past week there was a morning I couldn’t keep myself from crying. I was emptying the dishwasher. Every time I looked up at my girl, I felt it—sorrow, worry, fear—all at once. The tears fought, like they always do. I tried to keep moving. I tried to stay busy. But eventually I sat down […]
Home Together with a G-Tube Baby: Learning the Infinity Pump
Bringing a medically complex child home can feel like a second hospital discharge with a newborn all over again. You’re learning things that you never thought you’d have to learn, you’re sometimes confused, and very often overwhelmed. In this blog I will try and alk you through the basics of gtube care at home using […]
“I Could Never Do What You Do”
When Comparison Takes a Different Form My last blog post hinted at the idea of comparing other children to our own — a “normal” life versus a special needs one. In this post, I want to look at the other extreme people often drift toward. In many conversations, I share my experience with my daughter […]
From Hospital to Home: Practical Tips for G-tube Baby Care at Home
Bringing a medically complex child home is a mix of relief and fear — and when your discharge plan includes a feeding device, that tension spikes. This guide on G-tube baby care at home is written for the parent who is tired, overwhelmed, and ready for clear, step-by-step help. I’ll share what a G‑tube really […]
How to Break the Comparison Cycle as a Medical Parent
Introduction: We All Compare Grief Comparing grief is something we all do, whether we mean to or not. We see someone across the hall and think, “Wow, I could never do what they do,” or “They’ll never understand.” But comparison creates barriers—between friends, family, and even strangers who could become something meaningful in our lives. […]