This post has been sponsored by Pfizer Consumer Healthcare. All thoughts and reviews are my own. It's the time of year again when kids are bringing home germs and getting sick. School is one place that is to blame but there are so many different ways that kids come into contact with the "ew" that makes them sick. Today I wanted to share some tips and ideas to help you recognize those "ew" … [Read more...]
5 Tips to avoid the seasonal flu
I love the winter. I am not a fan of sweating and the incessant heat of St Louis, so winter is a time I enjoy. What I really don't enjoy about the winter season though is the seasonal colds and flu that come with it. I have had an ear infection, bronchitis, and a respiratory infection already this winter. My kids and husband are on the same path. It can be a brutal time of year for many people as … [Read more...]
Taking a health break for surgery
I wanted to let you all know that I will be away from the computer for a few days. I am going to have surgery Monday and will be staying at the hospital overnight for observation. Once I get home, I am going to rest a few days before coming back to the computer. If you are prayerful, please say a prayer for me. If you aren't the praying type, please think some good thoughts for me! … [Read more...]
Oh what a difference a year makes!
New Year's Eve of 2012 is when everything kinda happened. Jemma wasn't feeling well and she slept in the chair with me all night. It was the next day that I decided to take her to the hospital and the whole nightmare started and continued for 32 days. I have been a ball of nerves this past week. I have told you all before how I honestly think I have PTSD from Jemma's hospitalization. It doesn't … [Read more...]
I received a parting gift from the hospital…
The hospital just couldn't let me leave without a parting gift. I would like to say it is something wrapped up nice and pretty like the present above. I would like to say it is something that I really couldn't live without. I would like to say many things... but mostly right now what I am saying is OUCH! You see, my living at the hospital for 32 days with Jemma had some downsides, … [Read more...]
