Tag: awareness
We Must Believe Our Children
We must believe our children.
Starting at a young age, we teach our kids to stay away from strangers. We warn them about answering the...
What it’s like to get the “Better” Cancer
One woman in eight will develop a thyroid disorder during her lifetime. - The American Thyroid Association
January is thyroid awareness month and I thought...
Adoption :: One Mom’s Story
Counting My Blessings
I love how lately my four year old son keeps asking me to tell him about the day he was born. He...
The Other Months Matter, Too: A Reaction to Pregnancy and Infant...
I must admit that the entire month of October deemed as, "Pregnancy and Infant Loss and Awareness Month," is weighing on me. I keep...
Celebrating Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
If there is anything I have learned over the past couple of years, it is that being a mom sometimes means putting yourself last....
Things To Know About Blood Pressure
Did you know that May is Blood Pressure Awareness Month? For most of us, blood pressure is just this cuff that squeezes your arm...
On Opposite Sides of Fertility
Our paths have always been parallel...from first jobs, demanding bosses, blind dates, breakups, engagements, first homes, and marriages. Similar weaving paths have strengthened our...
Please Don’t Post That Photo
Please don’t post that photo.
Please don’t post what photo?
That photo.
The one of your daughter in the bathtub. Or the one of your son getting...
The Distracted Infraction: Get Off Your Phone
Around New Year's, my friend was hit by a distracted driver while riding her bicycle. The distracted driver was traveling at 50 mph....
Mantras Mantras Everywhere
Like most parents, I feel like I am constantly being pulled in 100 different directions; sometimes all at once. With 4 kids under 7...