Cancer · Chemo mom · Chemomom · Childhood Cancer · Parenting · pediatric cancer

What Nearly Losing My Child Taught Me About Parenting.

After nearly losing a child, I find that my approach to raising her and her siblings has completely changed.  I learned so much about how to parent from her.  This is what I’ve learned: Protect your children at ALL costs. I shouldn’t have to explain this one.  You were given your child as a gift.… Continue reading What Nearly Losing My Child Taught Me About Parenting.

Chemomom · Childhood Cancer · grief · liver disease · loss · pediatric cancer · support groups

Childhood Cancer/Pediatric Liver Disease Grief

Last day of the Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and I find myself approaching a subject that I don’t really know how to articulate.  I want to make clear, that I haven’t experienced the loss of a child, and I will never be able to articulate that kind of pain (I hope, God, I hope), and… Continue reading Childhood Cancer/Pediatric Liver Disease Grief