Category: The Samantha Years
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I am not a special mom…..
It is almost Mother’s Day. And I have been reading great posts about wonderful mothers. And I have been reading touching, strong posts about mothers of special needs children. And I have appreciated and loved them all. But I always squirm a little when I am sent emails about how special I am for raising…
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28th Place
According to the latest Save the Children ‘Mother’s Index’, the US scored 28th as the ‘Best Place to be a Mother’. Norway came in first. The US was beaten by Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Croatia and Slovenia. Greece beat us by four places….coming in at 24. I expect Norway, Sweden, Germany, Denmark to rank higher than…
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We are home….
We are home! We are home with a big whooping bag full of rescue seizure meds. We are home with another urinary tract infection and an elevated lipase number (1050….normal is 10 to 150). Why are we home? You may ask, with this list of issues. We are home because we need to be home.…
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"If you’re going through hell, keep on going" – Winston Churchill
How can you not love Churchill? He also said, “never give in, never give in, never, never, never” and my favorite… “We are all worms. But I do believe I am a glowworm.” Tonight my war is with seizures. After 24 hours, seizures every ten minutes, I.V. Keppra,5 doses of Ativan, one dose of Phenytoin…
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The Courage Classic
It’s that time again! The Children’s Hospital Ride usually fills up by the end of May. Come join us!
Samsmom: Life, Joy, Loss and Loving your Mitochondria 