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MOVE – Mobility Opportunities Via Education

Kim Leonetti — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:58:53 +0000

NICHOLAS CARTER LEONETTI was born on October 7, 1986 at 37 weeks by C-section. He weighed in at 8lb.13oz. and his apgar scores were 8 and 9.

At 2 months Nicholas needed hernia surgery and at 3 months he developed a pericardial effusion. It was tapped but reaccumulated immediately and at 4 months he had a [...]

Burying Children…

Tiffaney — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:30:28 +0000

The hardest thing I’ve been through as a parent is to have to bury two of my children… It taught me to cherish life and love every moment that I have with my family. It taught me not to take my kids for granted because they could be taken from me with no warning. Every [...]

Parenting Lessons From A Suffering Child: Part 2

Jeff — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:03:25 +0000

I felt like we had become spiders living in a web of wires and tubes. They clung to her feet and chest. They protruded from her nose, back, arms, and other uncomfortable places. It was difficult to move her or to even change her diaper. It was nearly impossible to pick her up. She was [...]

Parenting Lessons from a Suffering Child: Introduction.

Jeff — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:59:15 +0000

Parenting Lessons From a Suffering Child: Introduction.

This blog series includes parenting lessons my wife and I received from our 2-year-old daughter who suffered serious medical issues resulting in more than a years worth of surgeries and other traumas. The road we trod together was painful and life shattering but in the end, we were all changed for good!

During [...]