The Green Monster is not just the outfield wall at Fenway Park, people! It’s this pit in my stomach. The pit that grows jealous, envious, and resentful sometimes. Sometimes usually means daily. Mostly. Sometimes. (This is the part where I bear my soul and come clean, so please don’t chew me up and spit me…
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Heather is a mom of two, wife, and nurse educator doing what she can to save the day! She lives in Orlando where she is routinely spotted driving while singing ABBA--all on a mission to advocate and educate!
Bug Off
Written on February 25, 2011 by Heather P
My sweet little boy has a list of diagnoses a mile long—most of which I could care less about, but the doctors insist on fussing over. However, there is this one thing that causes me to worry incessantly, act a fool in public, and makes my husband roll his eyes (or maybe he’s planning an…
A conversation with myself…
Written on February 11, 2011 by Heather P
I catch myself…staring out the window at the way the sun reflects off the wet grass, or how the moon seems to look like a smiley face tonight. My mind wanders and I think….(what should I cook for dinner, I need gas in the car, we’re out of diapers, my parents arrive on Friday, there’s…
liver and onions…
Written on February 4, 2011 by Heather P
My life has drastically changed since Jack. Sure, I went through some heavy stuff post-diagnosis. My mental health went down the drain, I was pretty sure I hated all of the human race, and I was insanely jealous of people who had “typical” children. As time went on, I learned—slowly—that the secret to my success…
An Open Letter to the Doctor
Written on January 28, 2011 by Heather P
Dear Doctor (you can insert name here), I promised that this year I was going to be the kinder, gentler version of myself. Until I sat in your office. My appointment was at 8. You sent the resident to subdue us at 9:15. Said resident obviously doesn’t know the ABC’s of nursing/medicine (Always Bring the…
Apologetics
Written on January 21, 2011 by Heather P
I’m totally one of those people who constantly feel the need to apologize for everything. It’s a curse. In all seriousness, my usual answer to almost anything starts with “sorry…” Jack had his quarterly visit with the developmental psychologist yesterday. As we discussed the plethora of things we needed to cover, we started to discuss…
Why?
Written on January 14, 2011 by Heather P
Sunday, January 2, 2011… My beloved grandmother (everyone in my whole world knew her as “Non”) unexpectedly, tragically, died. She was my biggest supporter and truly one of my best friends. So many thoughts ran through my head…. Was my family going to be upset because we couldn’t travel? Was my mom going to be…
lost…
Written on January 7, 2011 by Heather P
This week has been probably the hardest week of my life to date. I feel lost. Alone. Like there’s a gaping hole in my soul. I’m not ready to share my hurts with anyone—but I am asking for your good thoughts and prayers for my entire family. I’ll be back with a vengence next week……
New Beginnings
Written on December 31, 2010 by Heather P
Happy New Year’s Eve! I think this is one of my favorite holidays! There is so much anticipation of what the next 12 months will hold. For us, this new year is going to change our lives in so very many ways. We are going to step out in faith and do what needs to…
5MSN Virtual Christmas Dinner!
Written on December 24, 2010 by Heather P
Merry Christmas Eve!!! Welcome! Come on in! Let me take your coat…. Here’s a little squirt of hand sanitizer for you…. We have a beautiful dinner laid out for us…serve yourselves and enjoy! While y’all are eating, I thought we could all share a story of hope. After all, that’s what this season is about—hope!…
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