Tackling Medical Mom Life—One Sip of Coffee at a Time.
Nobody warns you that medical motherhood is like entering a parallel universe where everything you thought you knew about parenting becomes completely useless. I learned this the hard way during hour 72 of a PICU stay, surviving on vending machine coffee and the kind of energy that makes your hands shake. I was sitting in […]
I realized I’d officially entered the medical mom universe when I caught myself casually mentioning to my Starbucks barista that we couldn’t come in earlier because morning G-tube feedings take exactly 45 minutes and if we rush it, the whole day gets thrown off. At 7 AM. On a Tuesday. The espresso machine is hissing, […]
I’ll never forget the day I walked into an appointment feeling prepared. Despite almost ALWAYS feeling overwhelmed by medical appointments, I had my neatly organized binder, a list of questions, and even snacks for the kids. I was practically smug about it. Finally. I had this medical mom thing figured out. And then—bam. Another unexpected […]
