More Special Kids

My blogroll for active blogs for children with rare diseases and other life-threatening medical conditions is slowly growing.  I’ve removed the direct links from the bottom left sidebar, and I have created a separate page listed at the top “More Special Kids.”  Please keep sending your links and help spread the word.  If you have […]

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Be at Peace, Tuesday Whitt

Little 2-year-old Tuesday Whitt passed away from cancer.   Please keep her family in your thoughts…

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Need a little help with a project…

I need your help.  Yes, you.   Whether you are a regular visitor or just happened to visit my site for the first time, I need you. I’m on a mission to find and compile all blogs and up-to-date websites of children with rare diseases (or adults who were diagnosed as children).  There are over 6000 […]

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Milestone!

During the past week, Hannah is starting to master the ability to roll from her tummy-time position to her back!!  We are so proud 🙂  Tummy time has also become a bit easier on her, as she can last at least 5 minutes (sometimes a bit more) on her stomach.  As for turning from back […]

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Link between Parkinson Disease and Gaucher’s Disease

My non-science brain is trying to process all the information there is out there on Gaucher’s disease.  In my research, I’ve come across quite a few recent articles regarding a link between Parkinsons and GD, even on the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.  Google has over 125,000 documents listing both of those diseases […]

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More politics of doctoring…

One of the reasons I blog all of this is that it is therapeutic for me.  (Also, my brain and thoughts are all over the place, and since I am not the most organized of people, having all my notes, thoughts, and feelings in one place makes it easier for me to be organized.)  Maureen […]

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