When a divorce happens, it can feel like you’ve hit your rock bottom — as if you are this lost soul just roaming about, getting the bare minimum in life done each day. You are in survival mode for...
Nurse Jessica Hamm remembers the first time she laid eyes on the 14-month-old girl admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Wolfson Children’s Hospital with horrific injuries.
Suffering from a skull fracture, brain bleed, broken femur and fractured wrists,...
Healthy eating, check, regular workouts, check.
I thought I had things under control and was feeling pretty good about myself. One particular day I even got a crazy burst of energy and decided to get the house clean. Before I...
If you haven’t already met Donna Deegan in person, you probably know her as a Jacksonville celebrity and inspiration to so many in our community. Award-winning journalist, philanthropist and marathoner, Donna is the founder of The DONNA Foundation, a...
It’s that time of year again! Time to get off the treadmills, skip the gym and get outdoors to run and enjoy the cooling fall temps. Fortunately for us, Jacksonville is a city of many different scenic landscapes, from...
When you think of who has a hysterectomy you tend to think of your mom… or your moms’ mom. I was in my thirties when I decided to have mine and while it is not the norm, it happens more...
Alyssa is 16-year-old with a bright future. She’s a sophomore in high school and is taking several advanced placement classes in addition to a couple of honors courses. She’s also on the dance team and a member of several...
It’s 5:30 a.m. and your alarm clock goes off. You really need to wake up and go workout because even though it’s back to school for most moms, you still have little ones running around, so you have to...
I was pretty apprehensive about taking my first Jazzercise class. Like many people, my first thoughts were of leg warmers and leotards. And if I was going to squeeze in the time to exercise, I wanted it to be...
Mommin’ ain't easy. We hear this often and we know it to be true, but our social feeds tell us otherwise. With cameras available constantly, we are blessed to be able to capture the everyday moments and memories like...
Rett syndrome. Two words I had never heard of until about a year and a half ago. Two words that completely changed our family forever. The weight of them so heavy we couldn’t catch our breath — they meant...
Now that my career thrives on close ups in HD, you could say this 30 year old mom of one has become more than a little obsessive about my skin care regime. Fortunately with seven years experience in the...