Summer means sunshine, beach days, pool parties, and endless hours spent in the water. While swimming is one of the best ways for kids and families to stay active and have fun, it also comes with risks that every parent should understand. Drowning is one of the leading…
When someone you love is battling an illness, it’s easy to feel helpless. You want to fix it. You want to say the perfect thing. You want to make the pain disappear. But the truth is, your presence, support, and consistency often matter more than having all the…
March 24, 2025 – June 2, 2026 On March 24, 2025, I sat in a chemo chair for the first time after my cancer returned. At the time, I had no idea how much life would change over the next 435 days. Twenty rounds of chemotherapy.Countless appointments.Scans. Needles….
This isn’t about being Republican or Democrat. This isn’t about red states versus blue states. Left versus right. Conservative versus liberal. This is about our children. Because whether we want to admit it or not, the political climate in America is shaping the next generation in ways that…
If you’ve ever looked at the ingredients on the back of a box and thought, “What even is half of this?” — you’re not alone. The truth is, most families aren’t eating highly processed foods because they want to. They’re eating them because life is busy, groceries are…
First and foremost, I want people to understand that just because we decided to donate our embryos, it did not mean we were “giving up on our babies.” Over the years, there have been comments, assumptions, and judgment surrounding our decision to donate our embryos, so I wanted…
Losing your hair during chemotherapy can feel like losing a piece of yourself. For many cancer warriors, it is more than “just hair.” It is identity, confidence, femininity, privacy, and normalcy wrapped into one. The good news? For most people, hair does begin to grow back after chemotherapy…
Every child lights up about something. For one child, it may be baseball. For another, it might be art, coding, dance, reading, baking, animals, music, or building things out of cardboard in the living room. Their passion may seem random, loud, messy, expensive, time-consuming—or temporary. But when a…
15 Things I Love About You To my husband, Fifteen years ago, we stood in front of the people we loved and promised forever. We were young, hopeful, and had no idea what life would bring us. We couldn’t have known the joy, chaos, heartbreak, laughter, lessons, and…