My husband and I have been on a long journey to become parents. After three IVFs we are now expecting twin boys. Even this is not coming without complications. Please join us as we struggle and pray to bring our boys into the world healthy.
I pastor New Covenant Church in Knoxville, Iowa. I am 39 years old; my wife and I have been married for nearly 19 years. My oldest son, Brendan, will be 18 in June. My oldest daughter, Shaylee, is 12 and my youngest daughter, Madelyn, is 9. I had a stroke in December, 2008. I had to have surgery to remove 75-90% of my cerebellum and 3 strokes in my brain stem. The Doctors told my family to...
Hello I am a parent of a teenager with type 1 diabetes and compensated cirrhosis of the liver. My only objective here is to find usefull information to help my son grow up with the least complications possible. I have done tons of research on topics that we have crossed with his diagnosis. I just want to be sure that we do everything right to eliminate complications which might come from...
I'm the father of Caden Gabriel Osborne (pictured). Caden born with 22q11.2 on 11/2/04 has endured numerous complications associated with a 22q11.2 chromosome deletion. His primary diagnosis is also called VCFS (Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome) or DiGeorge Syndrome. Caden's complications have included multiple heart defects, scoliosis, feeding difficulties, hypocalcemia, immune deficiencies, and...
I am a stay at home mom of two beautiful girls. I have a background as a Physical Therapist Assistant, but stopped working to stay at home with my girls after my youngest was born. Since then, I've been living in the world of congenital heart defects after my youngest daughter was diagnosed with Tetralogy of Fallot with Pulmonary Atresia, with several other complications. Its not been an easy...
I am a 60 year old former banker on permanent disability with ESRD, diabetes with several complications to numerous to mention. I have spent several years in independent research pertaining to my medical condition and try very hard to keep an open mind.
Some of my biggest passions in life are cooking, eating and being vegan. I enjoy sharing with people what exactly is involved with living a vegan lifestyle. It's not complicated, it's not hard, it's not boring and I hope all this is reflected in my blog.
I'm no-one special but I do live a remarkably special life.
GO VEGAN!
