EDITOR’S NOTE The following letter was posted on Complex Care, an email site for MD specialists in complex medical care. It was in response to a New York Times article on this topic. Hello, This was indeed a heart-wrenching and accurate article. It is also the very tip of the iceberg. The nursing shortage will […]

There are two guiding principals for special education: a free public education and an IEP tailored individually. However one must step back and look at public education and it’s principal mission. For the most part it strives to prepare children to read and write; perform skills to enter the workforce while introducing principles and practices […]

EDITORS NOTE As parents and caregivers we are the foremost stewards of our children’s lives. We should take note that the science which our clinicians  represent often embrace the same cultural values of the population at large. It is time for us to shine our light upon the disparities and inequalities in science and clinical […]

Poppy has taken to talking to me about some serious things lately. Some are light and make me smile. He told me about the time my Mommy asked him if he would take care of her baby after she went back to work. He said yes and then realized it would be full-time. Ops!  Well, […]

It was a cold winter evening in January  of 2011. I was at Boston Children’s Hospital where my granddaughter Emily was being treated for the loss of 98% of her small intestines, along with 75% of her large. Only two months old, she has spent most of her two months in the hospital. She will […]