Michelle M
Michelle, mother of Alex (age 7) and Julianna. Julianna had a severe form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and died at age 5.
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Julianna’s beginning: Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

Palliative Care: I was able to unburden my worries to one person … and then the care conference allowed us to talk about everything.

A Mom on deciding about a feeding tube for her child

A mom on the decision to put her daughter in hospice: we knew we could revoke it at any time and go back to the hospital. … And then she said ‘No Hospital.’

A bedtime conversation: “Mom, tell me about the angels. Will they take me to heaven?”

Julianna’s story goes viral … and the impact of that.

“She was the closest I’ll ever get to knowing what God is like on this earth because of the way she was.”

From a fear of a home death to feeling it was the right thing. And what to do with the room after?

Bereavement: What to do with my daughter’s STUFF - toys, clothes

Bereavement: how is the rest of the family doing – son, husband? Talking about it!

A Mom/MD reflects on how her daughter’s journey has impacted her own practice of medicine.

One day you are going to be that person for someone else.

Exploring the idea of a Trach: “No one could give me a guarantee that it would extend the quality of her life.”

A Mom reflects on when quality of life bumped into quantity: We asked, “What are we doing?”
