Alpine Village Family June 28th, 2007
If you’ve ever had a rough time in life and have wondered, “Why me?” then you might find some inspirational words in Kristy’s story featured on the Journeys to Motherhood internet radio show. Kristy openly shares with host Barbara Winters her story of her 17-year struggle to have a child. This emotional journey began with a wish to have a child naturally and it led them on a path to in-vitro fertilization attempts and finally to adoption, with many twists and turns and heartache along the way.
This show is not meant to compare who has the worst sob story; rather, it’s a story of struggle and heartache and how it’s possible to endure so much emotional turmoil and still survive with a positive attitude about life. Kristy is proof positive that your problems don’t have to destroy you. With the strong support of family and friends, you can struggle through your darkest days and still find your happy ending. Kristy also admits that she is not the only one in her story that struggles. She is very quick to acknowledge the strength and emotional struggles of the birth mothers in her story and how their ultimate sacrifice led to her own happiness and new-found family.
Listen to Kristy’s story.
Alpine Village Family June 25th, 2007
Mom’s Money is a new podcast for Moms and the topic is her Money!
Carrie Lauth hosts this week’s Mom’s Money show and she has interviewed Pat Del Rey, someone she has had the chance to meet and learn from right in her own area of the country. Pat del Rey is a Financial Coach who works with women in the Atlanta, GA area. In our discussion, she shares:
Alpine Village Family June 24th, 2007
“If you’ve never charted your temperature while trying to conceive the first step is to get a basil body thermometer preferably digital. These thermometers are available at most drug and grocery stores and should be clearly noted. They are extra sensitive and take your temperature down to the point one degree farenheight.
There are just a couple of steps to follow: first you are going to take your temperature just as soon as you wake up in the morning before you do anything else…” (Keep reading here)
Alpine Village Family June 19th, 2007
Are you planning a vacation by air this summer but wonder what issues to expect withe a baby? Michelle R. LaRowe gives great tips on traveling by plane with your infant on an episode of Baby Talk Radio.
Alpine Village Family June 7th, 2007
Carrie Lauth of Natural Moms Talk Radio provided a series of audio segments for Baby Talk Radio that she calls ‘The Happy Breastfeeder’.
Catch this encouraging series in the podcast archives:
Breastfeeding Encouragement
Alpine Village Family June 4th, 2007
Charlotte Reed is dispensing great pet advice in short bite size chunks in her new podcast ‘Good Pet Manners‘.
Pet Expert and Author, Charlotte has been on TV, Radio and in Print sharing her expertise and helping others enjoy their pets more.
Her new book ‘Miss Fido Manners’ is coming out in July 2007.
Alpine Village Family June 3rd, 2007
An email I received recently….
My name is Buffy Krajewski and I am the mother of a child born with cancer. My son, Tristan, was born with adrenocortical carcinoma ten years ago and has now been in remission for nine years. His primary tumor was found on a routine sonogram when I was thirty three weeks pregnant. Tristan’s story is an amazing story and one you probably won’t find anywhere else not only because of the fact that he was born with cancer but because the cancer he had only accounts for .2% of all cancers diagnosed each year. I am writing to you to ask for your help.
We were among the lucky ones because Tristan made it but that isn’t the case for so many. Unfortunately, with Tristan’s cancer came a long list of secondary ailments, another potentially fatal disease, and my depression. I have written a book titled An Angel’s Kiss Embracing the Spirit of a Child Born with Cancer. I take the reader through my pregnancy, delivery, my son’s diagnosis of adrenocortical carcinoma, and ultimately my unrelenting depression. It is a realistic account of my fight to save my son’s life, to reclaim our family, and in the end to save myself from the guilt that I allowed to consume me for years. I speak honestly about the emotions most mothers don’t want to admit feeling. Most people don’t realize that even if the cancer is beaten it leaves a huge amount of destruction in its wake. Even when the cancer is no longer visible it is never far because the ramifications of the illness last a lifetime. I have given readers the opportunity to stand in my shoes and experience something nobody should endure; however, in the end it is a story of survival, determination, a mother’s refusal to allow her child to become a statistic, and ultimately inspiration.
When Tristan was born I absorbed myself with anything and everything I could find that had to do with his cancer or cancer in general but I couldn’t find a book that spoke honestly about the guilt, blame, and pressure we as mother’s put on ourselves during our child’s illness. If I had come across just one book that was capable of letting me know I wasn’t alone and I was normal for feeling what I felt, my depression wouldn’t have taken over my life for as long as it did. I have written An Angels’ Kiss in hopes that another mother who is either beginning or ending her journey into pediatric cancer will come across it and be helped by it. I am hoping that I may make the difference in someone else’s life that I wish was made in mine.
Grab the book here.
