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Mary’s Place by the Sea (www.marysplacebythesea.org) is a respite home for women who are receiving treatment for cancer where they have an opportunity to benefit from an array of holistic, ...

I don’t know about you but in my 40s I know that because I have had a child my risk for leaking is higher, but still, it sucks. I cough out loud, I pee. I sneeze hard, I pee. I laugh really ...

Recently, I was invited to an event in downtown NYC in which I learned that dentures are actually not just for old people. I was surprised to learn that more than 53 percent of people who wear ...

My friend Jamie is a mom of a child with of a severe form of the disease called Dravet Syndrome (also known Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy), which can begin in childhood and be very serious ...

As a 43-year-old woman and a mother now done having children, I was truly amazed to learn, through my job, that women have had trouble for years accessing desired birth control, especially the ...

Right now, I am going on about a week of suffering symptoms of vertigo. Last Friday was the absolute worst. I had the flu before but knew that that wasn't what I was feeling. Could it be ...

This summer, I was fortunate to volunteer with and meet some amazing women behind a unique organization called Mary’s Place by the Sea (www.marysplacebythesea.org). This non-profit organization ...

This summer, I was fortunate to volunteer with and meet some amazing women behind a unique organization called Mary’s Place by the Sea (www.marysplacebythesea.org). This non-profit organization ...

Fellow mommy blogger Hallie Addington is on a mission to inspire and support other parents raising children with diabetes, helping them to manage and thrive. A kindergarten teacher by day and ...

Fellow mommy blogger Hallie Addington is on a mission to inspire and support other parents raising children with diabetes, helping them to manage and thrive. A kindergarten teacher by day and ...

A few months ago I heard about a teenage boy named Sam Berns who was all over the news and who had passed away from a rare and accelerated aging disease called Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria ...

Years ago I remember an incident where I was on the subway in Manhattan going to work and had a rolling suitcase with me for a business trip. While standing and waiting to get to my stop with all ...

What are you doing to help spread the word about rare diseases on Friday, February 28? Visit the Rare Disease Day website to learn of events happening worldwide. www.rarediseaseday.org

Susan’s health saga began at birth. Her parents were told that she would never walk or talk and would be mentally challenged. There were no treatments available and they were told to just love her ...

All my life I have gone up and down on the scale hiding food when I was a kid and sneaking snacks so others would not see me. I was, and still am, a closet eater. During my high school days I ...

Then switch. A relationship with our doctors is one like the relationships we choose with friends and partners. They are our partner in health and should not make us feel uncomfortable or ...

Do you know what hypophosphatasia is? A few years ago, had you asked me this question I would have told you “no.” Hypophosphatasia (HPP) (hypo-fahs-fuh-TAY-shuh) is an inherited metabolic ...

A few years ago, had you asked me this question I would have told you “no.” Hypophosphatasia (HPP) (hypo-fahs-fuh-TAY-shuh) is an inherited metabolic bone disease that results from low levels ...

Do you know what hypophosphatasia is? A few years ago, had you asked me this question I would have told you “no.” Hypophosphatasia (HPP) (hypo-fahs-fuh-TAY-shuh) is an inherited metabolic ...

Oh my goodness. I thought yesterday, Christmas Day, would never end. Such a terrible thing to say, I know. But, it's not for the reasons you think. I was feeling good, and healthy upon ...

My brother in law passed away this week after suffering a two year battle with bladder cancer. These past few months of his life were painful and he experienced many setbacks from treatments that ...

All my life I have gone up and down on the scale hiding food when I was a kid and sneaking snacks so others would not see me. I was, and still am, a closet eater. During my high school days I ...

Thanksgiving is always about the time spent together with loved ones and also sitting down to have a meal. However, the holiday doesn’t have to be about us gorging ourselves on food or making tons ...

My mom is in her early 70s and her aunt died from Alzheimer's. For the past few years she has been stressing about the fear of getting the disease because she is becoming forgetful. I have ...

For the past month my daughter Sarah complained often about having an upset tummy. Some days I believed her. Other days I did not. Was Sarah's tummy trouble from new school stress ...

I never had seasonal allergies until about ten years ago when I was sneezing constantly and rubbing my eyes more than usual. I thought cats were the culprit, as I was more exposed to them with my ...

Fifteen years ago my father lost his battle to cancer at the age of 55. Unfortunately, he shut out his family in the beginning when his symptoms were at their worst, not cluing us in to what was ...

As parents we are always trying to guide our children to learn, grown and do what's right. So, when my daughter came home from school last week with an assignment including questions asking for ...

I am now year two into getting my annual mammograms and I have to tell you that each time I go through it I hold my breath, figuratively. As a mother of a young child, and only 42 years old, I ...