Life feels busy, which is no surprise to me. My husband, Jason, and I share seven children: Lexi, 23; Max,…
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“Kidney stones!” my 13-year-old son, Charlie, exclaimed when I asked him what I should write about this week. My husband,…
I have three teenage sons — Max, 18, Rowen, 15, and Charlie, 13 — who have Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
The seasons are changing in central Nebraska. The leaves have turned yellow and orange, a beautiful contrast littered across the…
I’m a mom to seven children: Lexi, 23; Max, 18; Chance, 17; Rowen, 15; Charlie, 13; Mary, 10; and Callie,…
I sat in the front row of the football stadium, watching my second-oldest son, Chance, 17, play football. It’s his…
What’s a typical week as a caregiver of three sons with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) like? As a primary…
Our house is getting a new piece of medical equipment this week. That’s happened before, as we have three sons…
I’m going gray. Wait, I should clarify that I’ve been coloring my hair since I was 25. It started coming…
In my recent columns, I’ve shared several challenges we’ve faced in the past months of my family’s journey with…