For those with school-aged children, you might come across a permission slip allowing your child to have a scoliosis screening at some point. While this back condition may not be a top concern for parents, there's good reason why...
As parents of three active boys, Jacksonville native Demeca Davis has lost track of how many trips she and her husband have made to the emergency room over the last several years. From falls, breaks, sports injuries, and ear...
"I love you," I said, with tears streaming down my face. "I know you do," she whispered. I was 16 years old, and that was the last conversation I had with my mother. She died the next day, after...
For busy working parents like Amy and Cory Smith of Green Cove Springs, getting simple things done like laundry or having dinner ready on the table every night can be tough enough to squeeze in after long workdays. But...
It never fails. My husband packs his bags for work and gets on his merry way. He arrives safely and everyone back home (my two kids and me) are settling into daddy being gone — and BAM! You know...
Boy, did I always think I had it all under control. There wasn't anything parenting related I couldn't handle on my own — and did handle. With no family nearby for me or my husband, I relied on myself,...
The holidays have come and gone, and everyone’s in a similar state of mind: LET’S GET IN SHAPE! I’m starting fresh! NEW YEAR, NEW ME! Sign me up! After all, I am signed up for the River Run in about...
“But… what happened over there?” It was 1994, and we had just finished watching the feel-good flick Forrest Gump. My father had to wipe away tears during the Vietnam combat scene. I was 13 years old and didn’t understand....
"It's the best cancer you can get if you're going to get cancer," was what the dermatologist told me when my first biopsy tested positive for basal cell carcinoma. I can't say I was relieved by that statement, and...
Brendan is one of those kids that always seems to be stuffy, even without a runny nose. Allergies? The pollen in the air? Maybe. He also is beginning to take after me and has had a handful of asthma...
January came and January went and boy did it go quickly. It really is hard to believe that JMB began the 30 day challenge with Timed Exercise one month ago, though it is not hard at all to see the results we've...
If you’re like most Americans, you’ve set some sort of fitness related New Year’s resolution for 2015. In fact, according to a study done by Scranton University, weight loss was the number one New Year’s resolutions for 2014, with...