“For 5 of the 6 days of my son’s life, he was hooked up to hospital machines. It can be hard to look at, but if you look past the tubes and tape, you’ll see my beautiful baby boy.”

- Love What Matters
- Children
“For 5 of the 6 days of my son’s life, he was hooked up to hospital machines. It can be hard to look at, but if you look past the tubes and tape, you’ll see my beautiful baby boy.”
“Nurturing imagination and exploration are two proven ways to help children learn through play.”
“’This office is so grey. It’s definitely not a pediatric specialist.’ I think somehow I knew. I think a mother always knows. I wasn’t ready to keep living like we had not just gotten the worst news imaginable.”
“If you really knew, your views would be different. Your judgment would melt away.”
“Our doctor said, ‘What we are dealing with is incredibly rare. I’ve never seen anything like it.’ We were blindsided.”
“Why forgive our children, our partners, or anyone else in our lives, but never ourselves?”
“Why doesn’t anyone tell you these are choices you will have to make? Why doesn’t anyone speak up?”
“She had a death within her family and had gone to the funeral the previous day.”
“I am not weak, I am tired.”
“Wherever you sit in your place of motherhood, you have a path. Take it in stride. Honor yourself in this journey.”