It was a few years ago when I read an article that broke my heart. Written by a social worker, it told the story of a young boy nicknamed Stephen, who made his way through foster care, hoping to...
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,...
Being a parent is hard work. Having a child wake up more than three times between midnight and 4 a.m. after the age of two is not easy — especially when you can hear through the baby monitor that...
If you watch cable TV, then I’m just going to assume you’re familiar with This Is Us. If you’re not, then you might need to consider setting aside some time for serious binge watching. This Is Us beautifully captures...
Before I met my friend Jessica, I’ll be honest in that I didn’t know a whole lot about the adoption process, how much money was involved or the heartache that potential parents endured. I met Jessica Crowell when the...
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How do you write the perfect blog post about an imperfect system?
A broken, understaffed, overwhelmed, and at times corrupt system.
I am often asked on my other platforms, "What...
When my husband and I made the decision to adopt, it was because we wanted to have a family made up of biological children and children who were not biologically ours. Two months after we were chosen by my...