My Life as an Asthma Mom

I live in very large state with a lot of sparsely populated areas. To give you an idea of how big, you would have to drive for 8 hours to cross from the north to the south end of my state. And about 5 hours to drive from the west to the east. We have several big cities, but also a lot of tiny towns - the kind of towns where they are so small that they don't have stop lights.  Once, I was traveling on the interstate near a small town and I noticed the other drivers suddenly putting on their brakes. I couldn't see what was going on until I got closer, and then I saw that the farmer's cows had broken through the fence and were loose on the interstate. The highway patrol was trying to keep them out of the traffic lanes until they could get the rancher to come on horse back. True story.  So when we have these tiny towns that are far away from hospitals and clinics, how can they get help? Enter Telemedicine and Telehealth. The FCC says: "Teleme...

I know teal is a really popular color for home decorations (and one of my personal favorites), but teal  pumpkins? Yes! Teal pumpkins aren't made to color coordinate with your decor (although you could use them for that if you wanted to.) The Teal Pumpkin Project (R) began in 2014 by Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) to raise awareness of food allergies, and to make it safe for all kids to go trick-or-treating. For all of you who have a child with food allergies, raise your hand!  (I'm raising mine too) Son #2 and I both have food allergies.  He's WAY past the trick or treating age, but this would have been helpful for when he was a little kid. It's pretty hard to find candy without nuts. The Teal Pumpkin project was organized to let kids with food allergies be able to safely trick or treat.  Here's how you can help: 1. Buy "non-food treats" for your little trick - or - treaters 2. Put a teal ...