Raising twins and staying sober 24 hours at a time.
It's really pretty shocking to me when I hear it. Somebody asks a woman what they do (which, hello, we all do 8 million things so how can we even answer this question) and I hear her say, "Oh, I'm just a mom." SCREECHING HALT. What did she just say? Did she use the words …
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OH MAN OH MAN. the Sunday evening mom struggle face IS REAL. And it is by far my least favorite segment of the week. My husband and I know it's going to hit every week and yet it still takes us by surprise. Our normally perfect sweet angel babies (SEE SARCASM but only kind of …
What is ALS? ALS is a progressive, degenerative disease affecting motor neurons. Motor neurons are specialized nerve cells that carry impulses from the brain to the muscles by way of the brainstem and the spinal cord. The muscles then move in response to these impulses. In ALS, motor neurons gradually cease functioning and die. As …
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