What is a CHD, and How Common are They?
by I’m not ashamed to admit that before our son, I had no idea what CHD stood for, much less how much it would change our …
To Those Who Donate Blood, Thank You. To Those Who Don’t — Please Consider It…
The winter weather in some parts of the country coupled with cold and flu season makes it hard for the American Red Cross to maintain …
Free Download: Letter Flash Cards & Word Matching Templates
AJ has always been motivated by letters, so we’ve made upper and lower case flash cards and word matching templates for him to work on his next phase of learning!
Heart Cath – Rescheduled.
I’m grateful for the foresight to cancel the appointment and not just go ahead and panic about the space afterwards. Truly. And this time I was kind of happy to have the delay. I had things that I needed to work on. Plus, given the fact that I swear at least 50% of the local heart kids I know have been in the ER for RSV or other viruses lately, it’s not exactly the place I want to be hanging out. (side note – sending lots of love and prayers to those of ya’ll who are there!!)
Diagnoses Don’t Define Him, But I Let Them Define Me
“Diagnoses Don’t Define Me” is a common phrase in special needs groups. The text is captioned under images of children doing new and amazing things …
A Blended Diet without a Blender?!
Fun fact: you don’t need a blender to feed your kid a “blended” diet! We used this trick when we were first starting solid foods, …
Underwear & Parenting Special Needs Children
As parents we are constantly putting our kids first. Our kids will get new clothes and new shoes while we wear things from three+ seasons …
Thankful doesn’t begin to cover how I feel as a medical mama…
Right now, everyone is sharing what they’re thankful for – their kids, spouses, extended family, jobs… And yes, I’m thankful for all of those things too, but I also have a slightly different list.
Pulse Ox Alarms – 8 Ways to Confirm If The Annoying Beeping is Valid
The sound of the pulse ox beeping might be the most obnoxious sound ever. On one hand, the machine is amazing and provides so much peace of mind. On the other hand, the error messages and bad readings are enough to drive me mad! Below are seven of our go-to ways to assess whether the reading is accurate or not.