“Well, it’s a girl,” said the Honorable Judge Moyers as, with his signature, he finalized our adoption of Neica Simorne’ Blackmon. Mister and I locked watery eyes for just a moment, grateful beyond gratitude. From the day I met her, it took almost seven years to make her mine/ours. That’s gotta be some kind of…
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Real Life Bullying and the Aftermath
#istandwithKeaton; #metoo Sometime recently, a video of young Keaton Jones went viral. In the video, he is seen crying, asking his mom why and when would they (his bullies) stop. Before the whole thing became controversial, many celebrities came forward in support of Keaton and against any bullying of others, especially children. In other recent…
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13 Reasons Why Not
May 2017 Dr. Abby Prepare yourselves. Dr. Abby’s ‘bout to go on a rant. So, I’m cleaning up my phone - closing apps, touching that x on the corner of safari windows to get rid of them, and the last safari window I come to shows the results of a Google search done several weeks…
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Wearing Helmets
Let’s talk about something we preach daily. Helmets! In short wear one. We have always been huge advocates of helmet use when our patients are on “anything with wheels.” Our well child visits include questioning our patients if they are wearing their helmets. No longer are they uncomfortable. No longer are they huge and dorky…
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