Thanksgiving Reflections

Thanksgiving is always a special day for me. Not everyone gets a new chance on life, but I did. Even though my brain tumor challenge is many years in the past, it is something that profoundly changed my life, for the better. If you have been following my blog, you...

Hospitality Houses Nurture the Entire Family

When severe illness strikes a family, it isn’t just the patient who is affected. Families find themselves facing a deluge of medical terms, mounting hospital bills, and anxiety over their child’s health. In addition to needing to focus on the needs of their ill child,...

3 Ways to Cope With Different Coping Styles

The way you cope with trauma is as unique as your fingerprint – do you wrap the blanket of yourself around your ill child, or try to keep things as “normal” as possible, or take care of all the mechanics surrounding care? Do you reach out to your community of family...

Parents, You Can Journal Too

As we discussed in our blog last week, the Family Centered Care model reflects an understanding that parents are vital partners in their child’s care. But what about your own needs? One of the most common reactions to Digging Deep I’ve heard from parents is, “Hey, I...

Journaling Ideas For Well Siblings

When a brother or sister has to cope with their sibling’s serious or chronic illness, these special sibs can feel great admiration for their brother and sister, as Jennifer warmly described in her blog last week. But siblings can also carry the weight of their own...