In an era where an opioid epidemic is facing our nation, and every other week it seems like someone famous is committing suicide, it’s important that shows like this accurately portray these issues. They put faces, families, and circumstances to what happens. This makes people realize these issues are far more common than they realize, and we are not alone. Read more…
Mental Illness
My Favorite Things- Week 1- Videos/ Mental Health
The new feature here on An Ordinary Mom continues.
I’m still figuring it all out, but week 1 of the month will be videos. Likely it will be a video I’ve created about one of my blog posts or a Facebook Live. Perhaps even an occasional one about movies I’ve loved. Read more…
The Trauma of Emergency Departments And Your Child
“My heart hurts as it struggles to figure out how to help my child.” Read more…
6 Days Surviving the Emergency Department
“Why should you care about what is happening to children like mine in Washington State? Because ours is just one of many stories that are happening not just in our state, but across the country both with children and adults. We need a better system. ED’s are not equipped to deal with and service the needs of these people on an ongoing basis. We spent 6 days not getting our child the help needed because we couldn’t get to where he needed to be. ” Read more…
