A Mother's Journey
My heartfelt book, Losing Alex, which I wrote after the loss of my first baby, Alex, who was stillborn at full term, is now officially an AudioBook and I couldn't be more proud and humbled by the amazing voice of Marsha Waterbury, for lending her talents for my story.
New episode of Butterfly Talk ready to view! It’s EB Awareness Week! My guest today is Jodie Gillon, who is the VP of Patient Advocacy and Clinical Affairs for Abeona Therapeutics and EB-101. To Enroll in EB-101: https://www.abeonatherapeutics.com/cl… Butterfly Talk is a YouTube show where I talk mom to mom...
New episode of Butterfly Talk ready to view! In this episode I talk about the bandages and miscellaneous products that we use to take care of Nicky’s wounds and well-being.Butterfly Talk is a YouTube show where I talk mom to mom about different aspects of coping and celebrating our amazing...
Here is part 1 of quotes from my book “Butterfly Child: A Mother’s Journey“. Love & Light, Post Views: 1,295
RDEB gets worse with age. It really does. Not all forms of EB get worse with age, but Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa definitely does. I try my best to be upbeat and positive, … to smile… “Nicky’s going to beat this”, yadda yadda, then on some days like yesterday, all...
Thanks to the Italian Consulate of Los Angeles Nicky was able to have a day where a Professional Chef gave him a private cooking lesson. The Chef is Michelin Star recipient Luigi Fineo – who is the head chef of N10 Los Angeles, a fine restaurant owned by famed Italian...
I just realized it’s been a while since I last posted a blog. I am not sure why that is, only that at times my life is not exactly “busier”, just dispassionate about things that I know make me feel better. I do have an excuse, however, I did go...
I was worried about Nicky yesterday and I told him so. It seems as if lately he sleeps as much as 18 hours a day! He doesn’t do that every day (his normal is about 12), but he has done this at least 3 times this week-and he told me...
October 1999 – Nicky’s first official visit to the Pumpkin Patch! He was almost 3 years old. More of Nicky’s life in the book –> http://www.butterflychildamothersjourney.com/ Post Views: 2,470
I want to share our journey with all of you because it’s been a long road. If we can help at least one person going through something like this, then it is worth it to me to be open about our feelings and struggles. I can’t believe it took 6...
July 1999 – It may be hard to see or even comprehend for most, but this is Nicky, 2.5 years old, using a needle to pop his own blood blister on his wrist. I am still on the fence about giving my healthy son a knife to cut his meat,...
Late last year Nicky started having issues with his G-tube. This is the same g-tube that he has had since March 2000, and we’ve had minor issues since then, but lately it was hurting, more and more, and nothing was helping. After trips to his Doctor and the ER, tube...
My son and I had two incredibly hectic days this week. We drove to Stanford one day for 6 hours, and the next day we were in the hospital all day where Nicky had surgery until 5pm, and then we took a 7 hour drive home-longer because of traffic. That...
Success is a word measured differently with kids like Nicky. I consider a “great” and “successful” day, when we’ve gotten through a day without choking, vomiting or screaming in pain, or when we can spend a few moments laughing. ~Silvia Corradin Post Views: 2,769
