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9/27/2023

My Epic Self-Care Fail and What I Learned from It

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About fifteen years ago, one of my worst practical fears came to pass when I…

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September in the Time of Grief

The streets near my home in Seattle are checkered with apple trees, and the smell…

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How Food Brought Joy to My Daughter Even When She Could No Longer Eat

The first time I fed my daughter was the day I met her in Guatemala…

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Listening to Nora

I walk into a patient room. It’s dark – the teenagers’ rooms often are. I…

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If I’d Had a Crystal Ball, What Would I Have Done?

I used to wish I had a crystal ball. Every time I was at a…

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Letting Go

I have been on the ‘parenting a child with a rare disease’ journey for 12…

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To Stand in the Gap

When I think about my path to becoming the pediatrician I am today, I think…

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Our Son’s Home Funeral

Advisory: This blog piece is an intimate description by mom Ashley of the home funeral for…

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The Nursing Dilemma

When my husband and I were told our 9-year-old daughter Dalia had become “an eyes-on…