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 … [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 … [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 … [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 … [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 … [Read more...]