The Little Tractor Boy That Could: Liam Salmon
Liam Salmon was born on October 29th, 2015, and was adopted by his parents, Howard and Mary Salmon. Howard describes Liam as an intelligent, energetic, and exceedingly curious child who touched the hearts of everyone he met, and who loved nothing more than just being a kid. Howard says that Liam was his teacher; it […]
Inexpensive Summer Vacation Ideas
It’s that time of year again! We all need a break at one point or another, and summer is the best time to take one. Whether you’re working parents with kids, a single parent with kids, a teen wanting to get away with a few of their friends, or anything in between, you’ve come to […]
Sunrise
Golden sun given human form,Molded from the flesh of the earth,Animated with raw sparks of lightning,Eyes full of vibrant life,A heart still beating with blood,Flowing furiously like a mighty river,Warm and soft skin like dough,Shifting to the smooth touch. Clouds cover the sky with billowing capes,Bare fragments of light pierce the veil,But they are drowned […]
My Time in the Universe
I didn’t know how sick I was until my mother told me. Even with all the doctors visits and the constant probing, she never said the words out loud until she had to. It was the day after my ninth birthday when I started to get headaches. My parents figured I was just going through […]
CRF Couch to 5k in 5 Weeks
There isn’t much longer before the 4th annual Cristian Rivera Foundation 5k and that means we are running out of time to train! While even just the thought of running is distasteful to probably all of us, doing a little bit of training before the 5k on July 17th is necessary in order to complete […]
Protecting Yourself from the Sun this Summer
June is finally here and with it comes outdoor activities and the inevitability of sun exposure. We all want to protect ourselves from the sun and its harmful UV rays and the best way to do that is with sunscreen. However, not all sunscreens were created equally. There are two main types of sunscreen that […]
It’s Almost Summer! Fun Childcare Options
The end of May and the beginning of June will be accompanied by the end of the school year. This year has been an interesting format for school, including zoom classes and hybrid learning. Whether your child has been home more lately, or is just getting back to in person learning, there are many options […]
Alone
I can hear the stream of beeps,A wavering line with unsteady gait,It smells too clean to be,Such a miserable place.And it is a miserable place,Where you can count each of the monitors,Beeping like some countdown clock,With unspecified time,Only the realization that it is short.Emotions bubble and well and seethe,Beneath the flushed flesh of my skin,They […]
May 17th Could Soon be National DIPG Awareness Day
On February 8th, 2019 a bill was brought before the house of representatives to make the day of May 17th “DIPG Awareness Day.” The bill quite plainly laid out the plan for the federal government to designate one day a year to awareness for the aggressive form of brain cancer known as DIPG, as well […]
Mobility and DIPG
Some patients with DIPG may have issues with moving around and getting where they need to. According to the Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center, this is likely due to ataxia, which are balance issues that often accompany a DIPG diagnosis, difficulty controlling eye movements resulting in lack of proper perception, or even muscle weakness […]