I stumbled across a CD of pictures the other day, and I realized that most of you probably don’t know our (read that: Julianna’s) history, even though I allude to it often. So here goes. It was a long time before I looked at homemade pizza the same way again. Julianna was five and a…
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7 quick takes, Vol. 74
1. Not so long ago, there was a stink about breastfed babies not getting enough vitamin D, and how they needed supplementation. Turns out that formula fed babies are missing it, too. About halfway down this article comes this little nugget: “Although it takes just 10 to 15 minutes of sun exposure for…
Read MoreWhy a Person who HATES POLITICS is lobbying for a bill
I think it’s safe to say that most of us have no idea how the political process works. Several months ago, I got involved with PEP-C, which you may remember is trying to pass legislation requiring insurers to cover PT, OT and speech for kids (under 18) with developmental disabilities. Early in the process, one…
Read More7 Quick Takes, vol. 64
1. My favorite blog post this week came from Jennifer at Conversion Diary, who hosts 7 Quick Takes as well, BTW. You simply have to read this post, which despite its title is killingly funny. (Moms, if you don’t recognize the circumstances she’s describing, I want to know your secret! My response, which came…
Read MoreEndless Potential
A few months ago, I learned something I would rather not have known—that many insurance companies severely limit, or even refuse to cover altogether, therapies for kids like my daughter Julianna. Insurers pay for physical, occupational, and speech therapy for adults and children who need therapy because of an injury or illness. But if you’re…
Read MoreLinkety-Snip 11-22-09
Sunday Snippets is a group of bloggers who gather once each week to share out best posts. This week, my only overtly religious reflection was on the subject of Paul’s advice to women (and men!)…but I had lots of motherhood moments to ponder. I have just three links to share this week. The first is a…
Read MoreIn Praise of Vaporizers (and other health-related stuff)
Who’d’a thunk it? A vaporizer has kept us out of the hospital—twice. Every source we’ve consulted about respiratory distress says to use a cool mist vaporizer, but somehow we’ve always hemmed and hawed and generally procrastinated about it. There’s the potential for mess. And the parenting books, which say they’re a health hazard of their…
Read MoreHealth Care Hassles
Oh, for the innocent days, before I knew that croup was not an old wives’ tale. For the days before the wheezing in the middle of the night—the stridor breathing in between each cry—made my blood run cold. For the days before I knew about pulsox and oxygen sats, floppy airways and bronchiolitis, and the…
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Kathleen M. Basi 