There are days when the internet reminds me of a piece of mystery garbage, one that I can’t quite locate on my kitchen floor. The insidious smell is usually just the right amount of foul for me to establish that, yes it exists, and no, I won’t have the energy any time soon for a […]
Read more "To the Mom in the Hospital Waiting Room, Part 2"Oh hello. I am in the middle of a sleep deprivation nightmare. Soon to be resolved by a visit to the pediatrician, I hope. I am about to abandon all attempts at creating paragraphs. As I have very important stuff to say, I’m going to switch to point-form now: 1) There exists a wonderful children’s […]
Read more "BLOOM!"Dear Mom Waiting at the Orthopedics Clinic with her Kids, It was a hot day. And heat means it’s going to be a rough day for my son, Branko. Summertime breathing was a gruelling task due to all the fluid junk in his chest. I showed up in the waiting room, scanning the area for […]
Read more "To the Mom in the Hospital Waiting Room"I just watched my ‘Year In Review’ video on Facebook. I saw the beginnings of eggplant parmesan, which my husband makes for me every time I am significantly passed my due date. I saw the first photo of my beautiful, angry, piglet daughter, born in April. I saw our son recovering from anesthesia after a […]
Read more "My (Partial) Year In Review"There are some moms out there who have really figured this special needs mom stuff out. They never appear jealous. They never appear to be unforgiving. They never wonder what life would be like without their special ones. They never, ever feel bad when another parent shares another milestone about their developmentally-normal child. How wonderful […]
Read more "I’m kind of a mess but I’m kind of okay with that"I feel really bad when doctors make mistakes – whether it’s just a plain ol’ fashioned lack of competency or understanding, or a lack of being proactive and simply not gauging the severity of a situation. I feel bad for them because there are very few professions in which mistake = death. I have made […]
Read more "Doctors are cool. Technology is cool. Can we all be friends again?"Last year at around Christmas, Branko started to get sick. It wasn’t your run-of-the-mill virus involving boogers, humidifiers, and late night snuggles. This was a bit different. He was lethargic in the truest sense of the word, becoming more and more difficult to wake up from a deep sleep. His skin was pale, he wasn’t […]
Read more "Gift"I have a confession: I never used to get the flu shot. In my mind, it was only for people who were over 65, or for kids who were prone to getting really, really sick. About 6 years ago, after a super late night out in which I saw the sunrise, I got the flu. […]
Read more "Getting a Flu Shot? No? Well read this, you big fat baby"I was waiting for Branko’s name to be called for a routine X-ray on his legs. His grandfather took him in when his name was called, and a mother smiled and said Hi to him as he went by. She asked about his nasal prongs (Branko is on oxygen 24/7) and I gave her the […]
Read more "Last Wednesday, aka, The day the grandma of a 9-year old non-verbal girl with a major chromosomal defect felt sorry for me…."Branko had his first surgery yesterday, or, as I’m sure all the more experienced Sick Kid-ders call it surg. It went off without a hitch. He is cranky, but at least he’s cranky + morphine. The irritating part was that the series of events leading up to this surgery never should have happened. I feel […]
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Mother of Bones 