An open letter to Jimmy Kimmel and Molly McNearney
Dear Jimmy, I wanted to reach out to you earlier this week, but haven’t been…
Grief: Tips for Surviving Emotionally During Trauma
Every so often I get emails from a family who has a baby with a…
Stuck in Resentment? Four Ways to Move Toward Forgiveness
Everyone sooner or later experiences pain as the result of the actions of others. There…
Dancing in the rain
In the weeks since Ryan’s surgery it has become more real to me than ever…
All is Well {post Fontan, we are home}
I’m sitting in the waiting room of the orthodontist while Ainsley gets spacers put on…
Goodbye, Mr. Tube (Ryan’s Fontan Day 32)
They pulled Ryan’s chest tube this morning after two days of draining in the high…
Still in a holding pattern (day 30 post Fontan)
Ryan continues to be completely stable except for his chest tube drainage. His ascites is…
Ryan’s Fontan post-op day 27
We are in day 27 of Ryan’s post-Fontan hospital stay and we’re tired. Tired of…
Ryan’s Fontan – 3 weeks post-op
Day 23- Ryan has had steady waves of nausea throughout last night and today. Ascites…
Ryan Update (Fontan day 20)
This is our 20th day in house and it doesn’t look like we’re breaking out…
