July 1st, 2023 It feels like so long ago we were inpatient and had no idea what was happening – it also feels like just yesterday. But alas, here we…
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A little update as life becomes busier and my posts may become less frequent… When I became pregnant with Izzy, the thought was to take my 3 month maternity leave…
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One year ago today, Izzy was hospitalized for what we would learn to be her 22q11.2 diagnosis. While that time was scary and full of the unknown, Sterling and I…
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July 1st, 2022 Oh my goshhhhhh… what?!?! 😅🤩🥰 12 words to describe the past 12 months:Scared, Tired, Anxious, Tears… Laughter, Joy, Hope, Love, Happy, Faith, Full, Proud 😌 Wowza, what a year…
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When Sterling and I found out we were pregnant, the much anticipated question of ‘boy or girl’ quickly became a hot topic. Will Eli and Kam add a little brother…
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Sterling. Izzy’s dad. My rock. My best friend. What would I do without him? What would we do without him? When Izzy was hospitalized, he was the calm to my…
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Because we didn’t anticipate that something would go wrong and we didn’t know the situation we would be in until we were in it, we never had the opportunity before…
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April 1st, 2022 Poor girl has been very sick the past few days with symptoms that cause us a lot of worry because of her immune deficiency and her blood…
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Throughout Izzy’s outpatient appointments, a few of her specialists would always ask, “Are you working with Help Me Grow?” We would respond no, but that we would look into it……
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Below is our first guest post from my wonderful cousin, Samantha Metzger, who is finishing up graduate school to join the healthcare world as a Child Life Specialist. I asked…