In the realm of things most precious to us there is nothing more so than our children. For parents, the health and wellbeing of their children is their highest consideration. Dealing with a child’s illness may be among the most terrible things with which parents must contend; and when that child is a newborn baby […]

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My sister is newly pregnant and just about as excited as can be as she and her husband have been trying for many years. They’ve worked with doctor after doctor; after awhile I think they just resigned themselves to their infertility. Then, as these things often do, it happened right when they were least expecting […]

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Mothers who have just given birth expect to be tired and sore, but they also expect to be elated beyond their wildest dreams. Seeing their newborn baby for the first time is a moment of love that no one can ever fully explain to you; it must be something which you must experience yourself in […]

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Anyone who has been diagnosed with a disease of any kind will surely tell you of the many emotions that they experience within those first few days of hearing the news. There is of course the shock of hearing the words followed by the panic of what those words will mean for their short term […]

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We have all heard the expression that knowledge is power. Information is everything when it comes to making our way through the world. And while this information is certainly used on a personal level it is more poignant when it is used to protect someone we love. Pregnancy, for example, is one time period in […]

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There is literally nothing that a parent would not do to ensure that their child is always healthy. And if they do become ill, we would almost certainly trade places with them in order to take the pain away and let them live the life we know they were meant to live. As emotional a […]

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It seems absolutely ridiculous – and completely against nature – that any serious disease would affect a newborn baby. When a child comes into the world it should only be a joyous time in everyone’s life; the fact that disease would befall someone who has barely lived seems ludicrous in the minds of all involved, […]

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As parents we simply cannot conceive of our children being sick. In our mind’s eye we picture them always healthy and always happy; and it is our greatest wish that they remain that way throughout their lives. That’s why an illness suffered by a child is so devastating for parents – and can catch them […]

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There some medications that have grown in popularity year to year. It’s not because these medications are the new “fad” or are somehow able to deliver us something unexpected (instant weight loss, more hair, etc.); it’s often because they are deliver us from something that would otherwise take over our lives. Depression and anxiety, for […]

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In the last post we discussed some of the many things that women who are considering becoming pregnant do in preparation of this big event. Such things may include a trip to the doctor where they have a physical and make sure their body is up to the challenge of a pregnancy and that their […]

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