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Guest Post: Dealing With the Loss of a Medically Complex Child
Ella’s Halo was created in memory of Ella Jo, who was born premature and lived in the NICU at a Minneapolis hospital for 83 days, before she passed away....
Guest Post: The Good, Bad, and Ugly Amidst the Miraculous of Home Care Nursing
Julie is wife to Mark and mom to Tyler, Aaron, McKenna, Hope, Jordan, Brennan, Kaden, Evan (who passed away July, 2006 at 13 months old), Elijah, Maisy, and Isaac while...
Guest Post: Pregnancy After Having a Child With Medical Complexities
Heather Lesoine is mom to Jack (3) and Harper (3 months). Before becoming a mom, Heather was an elementary librarian. and now spends her days with Jack and Harper....
Keeping the Worry at Bay When Raising a Medically Complex Child
Angie is a professional copywriter and single mom to a 9-year old daughter, Ruby. Ruby loves macaroni and cheese, is obsessed with Elmo and she has the ability to...
Parents Helping Parents: Finding Time to Exercise
We hear it all the time – exercise has a great impact on your overall health and longevity. But for the parent of a medically-complex child, taking the time...
Life with Grace: Meet the Schwertfegers, a NICU Family
Long after a child is off services with PHS, a parent holds memories of rooms filled with equipment, feelings that came with the unknown ahead, and the joy of...
Parents Helping Parents: Starting The Journey With a Medically Complex Child
Parents of medically-complex children remember it well – the beginning of their journey with this diagnosis. With conversations of needing DME, supplies, therapies and homecare nurses, it can seem...
Parents Helping Parents: Encouraging Healthy Eating
How often have you sat at the dinner table with your kiddo, wishing they would just try one bite of the meal in front of them? Ensuring kids who...