The “Right” Way To Grieve

I am going to be perfectly honest... This summer has been awful. I do my best to not wish time away, but Summer 2023 cannot come to an end quick enough. Chris will begin a new journey as a high school EMS instructor this month but until then, May, June and July had been fraught … Continue reading The “Right” Way To Grieve →

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Finding Faith

I was driving down Chambers headed toward the hospital. It was early morning and I was on my way to see baby Bo. I'd just dropped Cael off at daycare. It was a spring day in 2019 and I was in an ok mood but I could not find anything worth listening to on the … Continue reading Finding Faith →

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A (hopefully) Easy-To-Understand Breakdown of How to be a Paid Caregiver in Colorado

Did you know that the month of November celebrates over 35 different National observations?! I didn't either until I did a little bit of research and one thing I learned was that November recognizes the month as National Family Caregivers Month and Home Care and Hospice month! As we fast forward to January (yes, I … Continue reading A (hopefully) Easy-To-Understand Breakdown of How to be a Paid Caregiver in Colorado →

In the world of medical complexity, I recognize our privilege

Our family is lucky... like damn lucky... to be in the position we are. How can that be? A medically complex/medically disabled kid, job loss, and multiple other laments I've written about and journaled about. For everything we've fought for and been through with Bowen, he is a resilient and happy toddler. Every day is … Continue reading In the world of medical complexity, I recognize our privilege →

Meet Bowen!!

* This post was originally written for curetbm.org and was prior to us learning that Bowen would require surgery for his condition. First published on 5/13/2021 Some babies are just fussy eaters… I’ll never forget these words from our labor and delivery nurse after I gave birth to Bowen. Hindsight is 20/20, and in our … Continue reading Meet Bowen!! →