A Year of Trauma – A Year for Unsung Heroes
Unfortunately, in 2012 we were given so many opportunities to take a look at our own lives and be thankful for what we have, all as a result of someone else’s traumatic event. Most recently, the Sandy Hook school shooting or the Colorado movie theatre shooting were two major events that made me reflect on […]
Taking Care of Everyone
Having a child with a disability or serious long term illness is enough of a challenge, but what about the other siblings? Are we paying enough attention to the entire family? Are we noticing changes but not really noticing? When you and your entire family are faced with the long term treatments and the stress […]
Family Involvement – Taking the First Steps
Everyone reacts differently to different things. When we first find out about our child’s diagnosis we, as parents, need to completely digest and process the information at hand. What will happen to my child, what will happen to us as a family, our other children, and in general with our daily lives. Some of us […]
Coping with the News
I have written about finding out terrible news about your child’s health, now I am going to share some ideas on how to deal and cope with the news. Finding out that your child is ill, going to need numerous treatments for long extended periods of time (maybe even years), maybe surgery, or any other shocking […]
Statistics Shift
Without boring you with too many details, over 13,000 children under twenty are diagnosed with some form of cancer each year. Although the survival rates are at around 80%, these numbers are staggering! The chances of a child developing some other health problem as a side effect of the treatments are very high as well, […]
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and we like to use this month to raise awareness to everyone who will listen! Having people understand the impact of childhood cancer, how many of us who are stricken by this disease, and survival rates are a few of the topics that are continuously brought up. Although we […]
Preparing for the School Year
I last wrote about preparing for the school year and being unable to attend school, but there are those families faced with preparing an extremely ill child for the classroom. This is a task at hand that involves not only the school, teachers, and parents, it will include preparation of the other students and the ill child as well. […]
Back to School?
As kids, teachers, and parents all over the country, or probably the world, prepare for the return of the school year, there are some who may not be up to the task of returning to the classroom. I’m not speaking about those who homeschool, but those children who may be too ill to return to […]
Public Pages
When we are on social networking sites such as Facebook, there are many many “public” pages that we come across. I am taken aback by the number of prayer pages, fan pages, etc. and how often they are “shared” because of the compelling story they are created for. I just want to remind you that […]
Courteous Advice
I have written about social networks recently and I would like to stress that is very important to pay attention to while you are on these sites. Try to always remember to stay courteous while you are asking and giving your opinions and advice. Think of it this way – we all have our opinions […]
