After making the difficult decision to medicate your child, with time and on occasions, old symptoms return or new ones appear. Once again, you’re faced with what felt like an already-made decision - to medicate higher or more, or not.
Categories: Diagnosis & Health Care, Family Support
Giving yourself permission to take the time you need when you are ill can bring about good, healthy outcomes.
Categories: Diagnosis & Health Care
My son is 7-years-old and still drinks from a bottle. We didn’t plan this, and we have tried to work around it. But the bottle gives him the flow control he needs to digest liquids properly.
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Sometimes we all need to vent, even your little one’s G-tube.
Categories: Diagnosis & Health Care
When there is a language barrier, parents have an even tougher time understanding medical terminology.
Categories: Diagnosis & Health Care
Parents must educate themselves about each new medication and weigh the side effects versus the benefits.
Categories: Diagnosis & Health Care
Finding durable medical equipment and transportation can be a challenge. But there are organizations and businesses that can help.
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How our family tries to maintain normalcy in a hospital setting for our son with autism.
Categories: Diagnosis & Health Care, Family Support
What makes a doctor a good doctor or a bad doctor is different for each patient. There are a few things however that all patients consider to be good qualities in a medical provider.
Categories: Diagnosis & Health Care
I have met many families (including my own) that rely on home health in one form or another. Here is our family’s experience with finding the right fit for a nurse for our daughter.
Categories: Diagnosis & Health Care