“We may never grow to be empty-nesters. The words nonchalantly slipped from his lips, but they hit me like a ton of bricks. I’ve never heard him say that. In fact, I’m not sure I’ve ever said it out loud.”

‘Hopefully she’ll gain some independence. BUT, but if she doesn’t, she’ll just live with us.’: Parents of daughter with special needs realize they ‘don’t talk about her future’ because it makes it ‘more real’

‘We saw it first hand. A little cold turned into a terrifying 8-day hospital stay. And that’s why we are so adamant about getting the flu shot.’
“I didn’t think much of the vaccination debate until I had a medically fragile child. My lone surviving triplet came home from the hospital at 4 months old after being born at 22 weeks gestation.”