Becky
I am… wife to a wonderful husband, mother to 2 awesome boys, daughter to fabulous parents, sister to 2 phenomenal women, friend to many… and a child of God.
The other day, as I was watching all the kids get on the school bus outside our front door, I dreamed about having a “normal” kid… a kid who gets themselves ready in the morning without 100 reminders or redirections… a kid who does their homework without complaining and completes it in a normal amount of time… a kid who doesn’t have a meltdown every time he doesn’t get his way… and the list goes on and on.
Then I wondered… Do they know?
Do the other parents know what we go through on a daily basis, just to get ready for school?
Do the other parents know what we go through every night when we have to do homework?
Do they realize how good they really have it? Do they appreciate their kids?
I love my kids with all my heart and I wouldn’t trade them for the world… but some days I just wish for some semblance of normalcy. What is our “normal” you may ask – here are just a few glimpses of what it is like to be a parent of a kid with ADHD:
- Simple tasks like getting dressed, making a bed, or brushing their teeth require numerous reminders and redirections and it takes 10 times longer than it should.
- Sometimes I just help them get dressed, eventhough they can do it by themselves, just so that it won’t take so long.
Katie Fehlinger goes to Lehigh Valley to talk with the patients and doctor in the fight against Ovarian Cancer and to report on a treatment for Ovarian Cancer called IP Chemotherapy.
View Chapter One of Facing Ovarian Cancer — A woman’s guide: “Meet the Women.” Total duration of DVD: 2 hours (12 Chapters). Covers symptoms, diagnosis, treatment & support, with participation from many leading cancer specialists as well as women who have been diagnosed who offer their heartfelt advice.
To purchase DVD go to www.ovariandvd.com – also shortly to be available on Amazon.
This illuminating and sensitively produced program has been researched, written, filmed and edited by two women who care.
Producer/director/writer: Kay Stammers. Assistant Producer: Natasha Zinni.
Produced by Media One, Sydney Australia.
The notion that ovarian cancer is a “silent killer” without early warning signs has changed.
The Gynecologic Cancer Foundation has announced a national consensus on symptoms for ovarian cancer. Symptoms that women should consider as warning signs include: bloating, pelvic or abdominal pain, difficulty eating or feeling full quickly, and frequent or urgent urination. If women have these symptoms daily over the course of several weeks they should consult with a gynecologist about them, particularly if the symptoms are new or unusual.
This PBS medical series explores illnesses one at a time and features a panel of physicians and other experts assessing individual cases.
One of the deadliest forms of cancer, ovarian cancer is also one of the few cancers through which genetic testing can determine a person’s susceptibility. This episode explores the challenges faced by a woman balancing the opportunity to know her genetic profile with only limited diagnostic testing and sometimes radical treatment options available.
Check local listings for airdates and times on your local PBS station. For more information visit http://www.pbs.org/secondopinion/.
For the first time, professionals are identifying ovarian cancer symptoms and explains what women, and their doctors, should be on the alert for. Your Cancer Today interviews Dr. Barbara Goff, Director of the Gynecologic Cancer Division at the University of Washington. (When detected early, ovarian cancer usually can be cured. Yet most cases are found late, when the 5-year survival rate is only 20-30%).
For more information on Ovarian Cancer go to: http://www.yourcancertoday.com/Cancer.
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