“I realized it was a sound we hadn’t heard for a very long time. For a moment, our world was normal.”
By Eliza Murphy -
‘Before the doctor came in he started telling us about drinking prune juice. He started laughing as he tells us he drank 3 glasses of it, and it worked. We started laughing – loudly.’
By Eliza Murphy -
‘I began to tell people. ‘No heartbeat’ is what I sent. I was numb. We went to a bar, and yes, I ordered a drink.’
“I did feel like I was doing something wrong by drinking with a fetus inside me. However, we needed it.”
By LJ Herman -
‘Lottie is my why. She is the reason I do not go out while sick and the reason (more importantly) I don’t take my kids out in public while sick.’
“Look at this sweet girl. Kids have died because they ‘had’ to finally leave the safe haven of their house, and ended up catching RSV from a shopping cart, or a visit to meet Santa.”
By LJ Herman -
‘Dr. Diane, something is very wrong with Elizabeth.’ I watched in horror as her dad carried her down the hallway. She looked stiff. What in the world? My stomach sank.
“‘It’s acute flaccid myelitis.’ ‘WHAT?!’ – I nearly spit out my drink. This was almost a myth. A pediatric rarity. ‘The rare polio-like illness that’s affecting kids across the country’. What was it doing in my office – heck, in my city…. in my state?”
By LJ Herman -
‘I was originally told it was Eczema. He was seen later that day and instantly rushed to hospital. 3 days into our stay, we finally had a diagnosis – Herpes.’
“It is just as deadly as meningitis in babies if not treated right away because it starts to attack their brain.”
By LJ Herman -
‘To every child that has walked in these doors but never walked back out again, I am sorry.’ Father of a boy who has been coming to this Children’s Hospital for 8 YEARS pens emotional note
“I have loved these doors and hated these doors. The other day, walking through them again, I was struck with a different feeling: guilt. I realized I need to apologize.”
By LJ Herman -
‘I was watching her sleep next to me and realized it didn’t look right. I unbuttoned her and this is what I saw.’ Mom warns about the 1 cold symptom you shouldn’t ignore
“It is a sign to get your baby or child to hospital.”
By LJ Herman -
‘Every time we’re out and a stranger compliments on how big and beautiful her eyes are, I have a mental debate on whether or not I should mention her defect.’
“I get so nervous thinking about her starting school. What if other kids are mean about her eyes and she gets made fun of? What if she starts to hate her unique gorgeous eyes?”
By LJ Herman -
‘He told us, ‘I’m afraid it’s your only chance.’ Even though I was nearing my mid 30’s, I didn’t think twice about my age.’
“I remember thinking, ‘This is it. This is our only hope.'”
By LJ Herman -
‘Hey Dad, I haven’t been feeling too well. Could you take me to the doctor? I think I might have a sinus infection.’
“‘Sure baby, I’ll pick you up after school.’ My daughter’s sinus infection was anything but.”
By LJ Herman -
