The Beautifully Possible: Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Crescent Cove
Last week I had the honor of speaking at Crescent Cove's Ribbon Cutting ceremony for the a residential respite and hospice home for...
Crescent Cove to Open: A Special Resource for Children and Families
This month I had the pleasure of being invited to co-write an article with Ted Bowman, an internationally recognized grief and family...
Palliative WHO? meet the Sherpas who help us Navigate the Diagnosis of Uncertainty.
Uncertainty is a series of steep mountains, treacherous valleys, and occasional quiet waters. Terrain that, before the birth of my son, I di
Sacred 7th Birthday
He did it. He made it. All the way to his 7th birthday... Thank you sweet Jesus. After all of the medical ups and downs since August...
A Mother’s Advent on Behalf of her Son
Advent is the four weeks from Thanksgiving to Christmas in which we wait, with great anticipation for the arrival of Christ’s birth. It...
Palliative WHAT? understanding the team that keeps my son out of the hospital
"While palliative can be a word heard frequently in the medical field, it’s one that is often misunderstood and unnecessarily concerning...
A Letter to My Son's Care Team
Summer 2016 We have nearly completed our 7th summer of annual clinic visits, where we check in with Levi's long list of specialty...
5 Minutes that Changed My Life for the Better
This week, for the first time, I had the opportunity to be a guest blogger. (wow!) Pediatric Home Service (PHS) is a home health care...
Allowing the Sabbath to Overtake Me
Saturday was our first day of 50 degree (F) temperatures here in Minnesota since the start of the new year. The one where the snow has...
The Surprises of 2015
At the end of 2014, I was invited to speak at the Minnesota Network of Hospice and Palliative Care's (MNHPC) Fundraiser. The invitation...
