How to have a healthy family during a crazy germ season: Not to brag, but I was a germophobe long before being a germophobe was all the rage. You could call me a pioneering germophobe. Our family socially distanced before it was cool. We lived like hermits and rage cleaned things normal people View Post
How to Organize Your Children’s Medicine Cabinet
Back to school means back to germs. How you organize your children's medicine cabinet matters greatly this time of year. I have received information and materials from JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER, Inc., McNeil Consumer Healthcare Division, LLC. The opinions stated are my own. This is a View Post
Why World Stroke Day is Important to Me And You
Why World Stroke Day Is Important To Me And You I am thrilled to work with the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association to help spread awareness of World Stroke Day. Every opinion stated is 100% mine. Do you remember what you were doing on August 30, View Post
Moms, Are You at Risk for High Blood Pressure?
Moms, are you at risk for high blood pressure? What are the signs of high blood pressure? (It's a trick question, check the post for life saving answers.) A sincere “thank you” to the American Heart Association for the opportunity to work with them on spreading awareness of high blood View Post
Words of Comfort for Special Needs Parents: (What to say and NOT to Say!)
What do you say when your best friend's child is sick? What words of comfort do special needs parents need to hear? What do they NOT want to hear? Words of comfort for special needs parents: I received a text message from my best friend. Her daughter was admitted to the hospital (again) last View Post
How to Comfort a Grieving Mother
What do you say when your best friend's child has been diagnosed with cancer? I didn't know how to comfort a grieving mother. But these tips helped... What do you say to a mother, your best friend, who’s 4 year old was just diagnosed with Leukemia? What do you do when you live several states away View Post
Give a Sweet Care Package to Families in the Hospital
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BlissfulMoments #CollectiveBias The power of a thoughtful care package I have a missed call? How did this just happen? I have had my phone on me since Susan sent her last text. Susan is my View Post
5 Important Things Every New Medical Mom Should Do
New Medical Moms, Listen Up! I am the mother of four boys ages 8 and younger. One of our little ones is medically complex and was diagnosed a few days after his text-book-delivery via scheduled c-section. He spent the first two months fighting for his life in the PICU, in a medically induced coma View Post
Best Gifts for Kids in the Hospital
*) The toys marked with a (*) were generously donated by the toy company in support of this toy drive benefitting the children in the CICU at Seattle Children’s Hospital. A heartfelt “THANK YOU” goes out to every donor, as they helped support my dream of brightening the lives of the children in the View Post
How to Make Online Support Groups Your Village
This is a sponsored post in collaboration with the American Heart Association; all opinions are entirely my own. Before Online Support Groups: I am driving down the street, as our song comes on the radio. It’s Jason Mraz’s “I Won’t Give Up.” “I won't give up on us God knows I'm tough, he View Post
Happiness is Being a Medical Mom! Really – It IS!
It was a pretty normal Tuesday morning. I was on my way to work, dressed in my standard navy business suit with a few snot stains around my knees and some crusty baby food over my left shoulder. The two oldest kids were in school, while our youngest was at home with our nanny. (At the time, we only View Post
Four Words That Will Change The Way You Parent
In hindsight, we all have defining moments in our lives that changed, molded and shaped us. Either we were changed against our will, improved after careful planning or shaped through serendipity. Before this experience, I considered myself a pretty good parent to our two young boys. But I View Post
25+ Handprint Heart Gifts They Will Love To Receive
Have you run out of gift ideas for family, grandparents, teachers and cardiologists? They will love to receive these handprint heart gifts. He came running up to me, as fast as his little legs could carry him. The look in his eyes said it all. What ever treasure he had in his chubby hands was View Post
The Words That Haunted Me Are Now Sweet Memories
The nurse uttered words no mother should ever hear. Her words haunted me - for a long time. Until The Patchwork Bear came into our life. (I received a memory bear from The Patchwork Bear in return for my honest review. This is 100% my opinion.) I keep rubbing my hands over the brown fuzzy bear View Post