by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Pregnancy and Your Newborn
Getting Real With Wanda Morrissey Having a child in the hospital is never easy. It puts a lot of stress on the parents and family as a whole. Often extended family and friends are at a loss as to what to do or say during times like that. In an effort to be helpful or...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Toddlers
Getting Real With Wanda Morrissey Jeffrey is a toe walker. It has to do with being a preemie; he didn’t develop proper muscle tone in his calf muscles. The physiotherapist noticed it right away at our last appointment at the neonatal follow-up clinic. In an effort to...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Making Memories
Getting Real With Wanda Morrissey Growing up, my mother, grandmother and aunts always made their own jams, jellies, and preserves. I always helped make them and I certainly helped eat them. I really missed these homemade goodies when I moved away from home. Last...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Making Memories
Getting Real With Wanda Morrissey Have you ever given a child a camera? You should. It’s a lot of fun. Jeffrey loves cameras. He wants to hold mine, play with it and push the buttons. He absolutely has to see the picture after it’s been taken. I was going to get him...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk
Getting Real With Wanda Morrissey It seemed like I spent a good part of the morning telling my son ‘not now’. Not now, Jeffrey, I’ve got to put clothes in the washer. Not now, Jeffrey, I’ve got to do the dishes. Not now, Jeffrey, I need to take a shower. Not now,...
