First, you have the heart-wrenching pain of watching your child struggle. You feel helpless as you watch doctors and nurses do the thing that you’re supposed to be able to do: make your child feel better. Add to that stress and lack of sleep, and you’ve got a pretty terrible combination.
What's so special about the emergency hospital in your neighborhood? You know -- the one with the familiar blue-and-yellow logo and the new name. We'll put it in terms that would speak to any mama making a snap decision in a time of crisis: full service and shorter waits. Yes, for real!
Although I haven't been to therapy since my time in the hospital, there are many things I learned while in outpatient therapy that have stuck with me.
Following my daughter's diagnosis of anxiety I obsessed trying to save her. Anxiety became a volatile current and we were both fighting to swim up-stream.
None of my friends had gone through anything remotely similar with their children. And honestly, if they had, they probably wouldn't have shared such a sensitive thing with me for fear of embarrassment.
This is more than teeth brushing and flossing. We're talking injuries, warning signs, and how oral health impacts speech, chewing, and more.
By now you've read the headlines, maybe watched the press conference, and likely have Googled "Ebola." Yesterday, September 30, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that a patient tested positive for the Ebola virus right here in the...