It's time to really "use" frozen popsicles. Beads of sweat pop up on the bridge of my nose when I step from the coolness of my air conditioned house into the Florida humidity. Homemade ice pops are a necessity in the south! And as we near the end of the school year, I can hear my kids sniffling. We can't have that. Summer colds suck! I like to make sure my children get … [Read more...]
The Universe wants me to share something with you
The universe is a funny thing. Lately, I’ve been getting little nudges to write about chronic pain in children. It’s been a while since I've written about Pea’s Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. I’ve been reluctant to write much about it because…I think she is finally in remission. There. I said it. I’ve been afraid to say it because I did not want the Universe to … [Read more...]
The pressure we put on ourselves
I often read about mothers judging other mothers. We all do it. I am not a particularly judgey mcjudgerson type of person but I've caught myself giving side eye to another mother based on something I see at that moment. It's later that I remind myself that I don't know the context or what led up to the decision made by the mother I've judged. The one mother that I judge … [Read more...]
How to Choose the Right Pediatric Doctors
It took a couple of years to diagnose Pea's Juvenile Arthritis. I went through a few specialists that weren't really a good fit to get to the ones we have now. When she was younger the pain was intermittent and unpredictable. Plus, she was too young to verbally communicate what was bothering her. I understand that there may be health insurance restrictions. I chose … [Read more...]
My bulletproof baby
I'm bone tired this morning. I had a difficult time falling asleep and was up well past midnight. A couple hours later, Pea woke me up. She was wide awake, in what I have come to think of, as her pain position, knees up on a pillow, legs restlessly writhing. Calmly staring at me. Normally, our night time adventures start with her screaming incoherently about something … [Read more...]