Parenting is the most challenging job I’ve ever had. When my role as a parent expanded into caregiving for three…
Articles by Betty Vertin
I live in rural Nebraska with my husband and our seven children. Three of them — Max, 19; Rowen, 15;…
The Christmas decorations are down and tucked into storage for another year. The house is clean, the counters are clear…
Occasionally I struggle to find a topic to write about in my weekly column. I had that experience before…
In the past 12 months, our oldest daughter got married, our oldest son moved across town into a college dorm,…
This patient advocate's journey is full of emotional highs and lows as she navigates raising three sons with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Despite the uncertainty, every victory, no matter how small, is a celebration of resilience and hope.
I’m more than a caregiver, but it took a recent life change for me to realize that. I’m a…
I think about things deeply, rolling ideas around in my head until they make sense. My creative side, the writer,…
Life feels busy, which is no surprise to me. My husband, Jason, and I share seven children: Lexi, 23; Max,…
“Kidney stones!” my 13-year-old son, Charlie, exclaimed when I asked him what I should write about this week. My husband,…