#mumlife with multiple sclerosis
Raising children can be difficult, but what if you have multiple sclerosis (MS)?
The juggle
We’re all juggling. We’re all struggling with the juggling, but we’re all making it work as best we can.
“My premature triplets died and then my husband was diagnosed with brain cancer.”
Sophie Smith shares her heartbreaking and inspirational story of the origins of the “Running for Premature Babies” movement.
4 ways to get the work/life balance right
How to successfully shape-shift from businesswoman to mum.
What 7 years of waiting for a baby taught me
Seven years. That was how long Lisa Carey and her husband Lyle tried to conceive. After nearly giving up hope, they chose to trust God.
My child could bleed to death!
Imagine bringing your new baby home, knowing that his blood won’t clot. How would you create a home for this child to best meet his needs?
Grief will not define me
I have been totally engulfed by the darkness that death throws at the bereaved, just as it snatched my loved ones away from me.
“My husband wasn’t even allowed to be there for the birth”
How I discovered a way to thrive and overcome the difficulties of motherhood after suffering a traumatic birth and postnatal depression.
Kristina Keneally: Finding strength in death
Stillbirth. A silent and lonely pain—and the source of many tears for Kristina Keneally, New South Wales’ first female premier.
“Every night as a baby, her hands would swell up and turn blue.”
Debbie Kraak shares how a simple prayer healed her baby daughter Bel Thomson’s swollen hands and changed the course of both their lives.
“At six months old, he weighed exactly the same as at birth.”
What happens when your child is on his deathbed, labelled “failure to thrive”? How do you still trust God?
Raising an autistic child
Gail Simpkins’ son was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder when he was two. She looks back on her journey and the changes he has undergone over the years.