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Category Archives: Day In And Day Out
Hospital day four…
Yesterday was a pretty big day. In more ways than one. The good doctor decided to push Ivy’s Vancomycin up to a full dose. By the completion of that dose my girl was puffy and bright red and she had a rash all over her trunk, arms and the tops of her legs. Her heart…
Graduation Day
(Don’t worry, in another four years I will be writing this post again. Or maybe just reposting this one with changes. We’ll see what happens.) On Thursday, my son will graduate middle school. I will officially be the parent of a high-schooler. I know I’m not alone. I know there are other parents feeling the…
Book Giveaway Winner!
The winner of the International Vascular Birthmark Awareness Day Book Giveaway is: Heidi from God’s Grace In Practice! Congratulations! We hope you enjoy this beautiful book, Buddy Booby’s Birthmark, by Evan Ducker, a little boy who followed his dream to write a children’s story to help others understand what it feels like to be different….
One day at a time.
One day, Ivy might be well. One day I might feel as though I am doing something right for her. One day she might forgive me for having to put ear drops in, for giving medications she hates the taste of, for introducing her to yet another doctor and another intravenous antibiotic. One day I might…
Yes Ma’am, No Ma’am
I’ve always felt it was important for my children to learn how to behave in polite society and to use their manners. To me that means saying “please”, “thank you” and “excuse me”, not interrupting when others are talking, chewing food with their mouths closed, using good table manners, and other such niceties that make…
The Heart of the Matter
It’s not about chemicals. It’s not about vaccines. It’s not about diet. It’s not about nutrition. It’s not about curing. It’s not about me versus you. It’s not about you versus me. It’s not about who’s right. It’s not about who’s wrong. It’s about a Spectrum. It’s about varying challenges, and rewards. It’s about coming…
Yes, I DO raise my kids differently
Out of the hundreds of wonderful and supportive comments and emails I receive, every once in a great while I apparently piss someone off with something I share. Instead of writing back to this one person, I decided to share my response here in case anyone else felt the same way. When I mentioned a…
Gearing Up For Next (School) Year
As someone who works in education, these next few weeks are the time that is very bittersweet. We’re glad to see the year come to a close, but we are sad because we will miss the children that we have spent quite a bit of time with. While we will see many of them return…
We’re Not So Very Different…
I sat backstage tugging off her ballet slippers, coaxing her to help put crayons away amidst a giggling knot of pint-sized ballerinas. With the recital just days away, it was a relief to finally be done with the dress rehearsal and my thoughts wandered toward dinner and bedtime plans as I scrabbled after one last…