As a 5-year-old child, I had a terrible experience lasting several hours, during which I remember thinking that I should just let the people involved kill me, because the torture of letting them hurt me and of knowing that...
When you think of chronic illness, do you think of hospitals, IVs, surgeries, long or frequent inpatient stays, or GoFundMes? Do you picture someone who “looks sick”?
While those things can certainly be a part of someone’s journey with a...
Self-care has the potential to strengthen our confidence and it does not have to be laborious. I recently realized I have to start taking my power back through self-care.
If you are like me, you have read countless articles advising...
My daughter lined up her stuffies on the table at IHOP: a small plush leopard, a black panther, and a tiger. She then drew a line with a green crayon on a maze on the children’s paper menu. At...
Are you anxious about your sick child, and run ragged from going from store to store to store to store only to find empty shelves where you hoped to find children's acetaminophen (Tylenol) and ibuprofen (Motrin or Advil)? What...
Everyone has heard of concussions.
Concussions have gotten a lot of attention lately in professional sports, especially the NFL. They can be quite dangerous if players and coaches ignore the symptoms. However, concussions don't just happen to athletes. My 12-year-old...
La temporada de enfermedad ya llegó y si ha intentado hacer cita con su médico ya sabrá que no es fácil, las agendas de los doctores están super llenas. Todavía hay COVID-19 y está empezando a circular la influenza...
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When you think about football, Scarlett probably isn’t the first kid who comes to mind. But this composed, polite, introspective, and easy-going 8-year-old is in her second year playing flag football with the Champlain Valley School District Buccaneers and...
The United States isn't known for having efficient, well-run, and timely healthcare. In fact, anyone who has needed healthcare knows quite the opposite can be true. Vermont, in particular, has extremely limited options for specialized in-state care.
I spend...
As much as I celebrate the return of fall and pumpkin spice lattes, it’s hard to forget the boogers and stomach bugs that reappear this time of year, too. With two toddlers and a preschooler, one little bug can...
My son Abe was diagnosed with a very rare bone cancer in his leg in December of his senior year of high school (Read about Abe's experience in the article titled, "Patience and Persistence.") The normal excitement and milestones...
At the beginning of my third trimester, I failed the glucose tolerance test. Every pregnant person takes it and the grade is either pass or fail.
I failed the super glucose tolerance test, too. I spent a whole morning at...
At my last physical my doctor told me I needed to schedule my first routine colonoscopy. My immediate reaction was that at 45, I am way too young to have a colonoscopy. I was surprised to learn that the...
In + Around Vermont
My Rural Vermont Community Is Worth the Sacrifice of Convenience
I am a born and raised Vermonter.
I was born in Burlington, grew up in Colchester, went to school in South Burlington, graduated from UVM,...
