Did you know that May is “Better Hearing & Speech” month? When I became an audiologist many years ago, it was considered a great success if a child with hearing loss had been fitted with hearing aids by 2 years of age. Awareness of audiology and better hearing has come a long way since then.
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I have a love/hate relationship with our Florida summers. Is it paradise or punishment? I think that depends. When lounging on the beach watching the sun’s rays dance over the blue water, I listen to the peaceful rhythm of waves crashing to shore and think, “This is paradise.” When I’m rushing to get to work
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If you’ve been reading the news the past few weeks, you may have heard about the outbreak of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, that has reached epidemic levels in Washington. There have been more than 1,000 cases reported already this year in the state, and it is reminiscent of the 2010 California outbreak that
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Category: Adolescents, Education, Health Decisions, Infants, School-age children
When Ritu and Raja Sandhu found out they were pregnant with twins in 2007, they were over-the-moon excited and looking forward to starting a family together. Following this exciting news, everything seemed to just fall into place. They were talking about baby names and dreaming about their twin’s future nursery, and they couldn’t have asked
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Category: Giving Back, Hospital care, Infants, Stories
The heat is rising, the sun is shining and school’s almost out. That can only mean one thing, right? Time to hit the beach! Family trips to the beach are one of the best ways to spend the hot summer days- squishing your toes in the sand, listening to the sound of the rolling waves,
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Category: Adolescents, Education, Health Decisions, Infants, School-age children
A few days ago, I went shopping for some things for our family’s upcoming beach trip at Target. As I looked through the boy’s bathing suits, I noticed another mom nearby with her own little boy. He looked and sounded to be about 2 years old, and they were having a debate about shorts. He
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By Kyle Bow, MD, Pediatric Resident As hospital residents, our days are long and grueling. We eat standing up, wish the people in front of us would get out of the way and struggle to recall the last time we slept in our own beds. Our lives are constantly rushed, and it seems never-ending;
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Category: Hospital care, Infants
On Fridays, my daughter and I participate in a playgroup. We have an informal group of moms and kids that get together to do fun activities. It’s a great way for the kids to socialize and learn to play well together, while having the opportunity to do something fun. Once in a while, the moms
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Category: Education, Healthy living, Nutrition
If you’d told me a few years ago that I would be talking publicly about poop, I would have said you’re crazy. No way. Not me. I’ll never be that mom. Well, I’m that mom. I woke up in the middle of the night last night, and I as I tried to fall back to
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