“No one at our hospital had ever seen or heard of this condition. This was completely new to everyone involved.”
By Eliza Murphy -
My husband said, ‘She’s not normal.’ What was that supposed to mean? How could you not love that sweet, innocent little face? Until we got the diagnosis that is.’
By Eliza Murphy -
‘The first time anyone noticed my son was different he was 7 months old. It was like he didn’t see the other kids. Anyone in his path was in trouble.’
“The word ‘autism’ was thrown around quite a lot during his toddler and early preschool life and to be honest, it scared me.”
By Eliza Murphy -
‘Tell me this is how an 11-year-old girl should feel coming home from school. Bullying is not acceptable!’ Dad’s plea shows daughter’s panic attack after Snapchat bullying from girls at school
“I have asked for her to be moved to a different class, yet they have no sign of showing any concerns – like it’s us parents being overly protective!”
By LJ Herman -
‘This is our son in the hospital at 5 weeks old with RSV. Don’t be the reason a baby is hospitalized – or dead – because the baby was ‘just so cute I had to kiss her.”
“The family member developed a runny nose and cough, but was convinced it was just pet allergies since we have a dog. After they returned home, they realized it was more.”
By LJ Herman -
‘I hadn’t realized this Christmas was the last one we’d spend as a whole family. After dinner, my phone rang. Concerned, I answered, and my world was rocked once more.’
“I was crocheting, like how we spent most nights. It was my mom, who never called me this time of evening as she worked night shift and would normally still be sleeping.”
By Eliza Murphy -
‘Even if she has 1,000 friends commenting every single day how perfect she is, it means nothing if the man at home makes her feel worthless.’
“A woman who is built up at home never has to go searching for it on the internet.”
By LJ Herman -
‘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.”
By Eliza Murphy -
‘Hi Mom, I’m home, wake me up for school at 9, ok? I love you.’ I looked right at him. ‘I love you too, Alex. Get some sleep, it’s late.’ Off to bed we both went.
“When I went to wake him for school, the moment I saw him and touched his arm, I knew he was gone.”
By Eliza Murphy -
‘My mom was due for her annual mammogram, but her doctor reassured her it wasn’t really necessary. She was a low risk patient. But my mom thought, ‘I might as well.’’
“That split-second decision and that appointment Halloween day would soon change the course of our lives forever.”
By Eliza Murphy -
‘We said our final goodbyes by attending a shared burial. Our baby, along with 30 or so others, were buried all together in a beautiful little white casket.’
“At the end of the service, each family had a chance to spend a few moments with all the babies in the casket. My husband, the girls and I all walked hand-in-hand slowly up front.”
By Eliza Murphy -
