Category: Mom2Mom

GRAND ROUNDS: THE PARENT’S SIDE

A GLIMPSE OF BEHAVIOR I gave the following Grand Rounds speech to doctors and medical students at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in April 2016. My husband Ed suggested I post it on my blog Unexpectedlives.com. I agreed. I thought about what I would say in the days before the speech and A Medical Problem…


Books of Glass

I’d like to tell you about the glass books — 8” x 10” pieces of clear glass hinged together in pairs, and graced, front and back, with wonderful works of art by everyday folks. Each of these ‘books’ tells a different and very human story about the effects of trauma and the coping behavior that might stem…


Special-Needs Moms

I’ve been whining lately about being too busy. I do that every now and then, but before long my feet hit the ground and I recognize others who are really busy. Like moms of children with special needs. Their kids may be diagnosed with profound mental retardation, terminal illness, or serious psychiatric problems. Or they…