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By Janet Favorite People are often surprised to hear that there is a syndrome that mimics food addiction. You may not have heard of it. It is called Prader-Willi Syndrome. If I were to say that some people lock up food to keep it away from their children, you might...Health, Relationships & Spirituality
Sandy Sandefur was born in Canada to a mother who was not ready to understand what it was like to raise a child with Cerebral Palsy. As a result, she was put up for adoption and was adopted by her mother Jean who lived in Portland, Oregon. It wasn’t always easy for...Health, Lifestyle, Relationships & Spirituality
By Melinda Rothouse Instead of asking ourselves, “How can I find security and happiness?” we could ask ourselves, “Can I touch the center of my pain? Can I sit with suffering, both yours and mine, without trying to make it go away? Can I stay present to the ache of...Health, Iron Caterpillars, Loss
By Caryn M. Sullivan I’d just made my First Communion when the woman who gave me life betrayed my trust and eroded the foundation that should be afforded to every child. Under the auspices of taking a vacation, my beautiful, brilliant, willful mother loaded our...Health, Iron Caterpillars
By Cathy Knutsen My son has Neurofibromatosis, or NF, a genetic central nervous system disorder in which tumors can form on any nerve of the body. It can cause deformity, learning disabilities, scoliosis, vision disorders, mental disabilities, epilepsy, cardiovascular...
