Get the best tips on how to help avoid those nasty seasonal immune challenges like colds. Everything from eating right to which supplements might help.

On Tuesday I had the opportunity to sit on a panel of former NICU parents talking to NICU nurses. The panel was part of a training session put on by the March of Dimes Parent Support team. The nurses listened … Continue reading →

Strength

What is it like to raise a child who's different from you in some fundamental way (like a prodigy, or a differently abled kid, or a criminal)? In this quietl...

Emily McDowell, an artist whose fun and witty postcards have been featured before by Bored Panda, has a new series of postcards that are just as funny but far more meaningful as well. McDowell, a cancer survivor, created the Empathy Cards as meaningful and honest gifts for people suffering from serious illnesses.

Last year I shared the list of posts from around the blogger community that moved me the most. There are many, many fabulous posts, these are just the ones that for me, I remembered all year. These are the posts … Continue reading →

Nurses: The Heroes of Healthcare

When your child is in the hospital, the goal is to get home. Get tips from a mom who's been there on bringing her son with medical complexities home.

This month I’m featured by a local magazine, Herlife Magazine Twin Cities, as an example of a mom to a medically complex child who transitioned her new-found-passion into a more caring career. I’ll admit, on Mother’s Day when I went … Continue reading →

You will learn to be a fighter. You will find strength you never realized you had and overcome your fear of confrontation. You do this because not...

Most people are polite enough to not mention it. Doctors are not most people. Owen sees 7 specialists, each 3-5 times a year. I’ve heard it a lot these last couple of months. “Whoa, his skin is so clear!” Up … Continue reading →

Welcome to Ain’t No Roller Coaster (ANRC); a blog about our family’s journey with prematurity and special needs. I focus my writing on Celebrating each milestone, Healing each layer of hurt and Connecting with those on a similar journey. … Continue reading →

Raise A Giant. Write and share a letter to encourage kids to stand up to bullying

Behind every great kid is a mom who is pretty sure she's screwing it up.

Today is the two year anniversary of Owen’s home coming. We stopped down to the NICU today to say hello. Everyone was thrilled to see how big and strong he’s gotten. He walked all over and gave lots of air … Continue reading →

Raise a Giant