Health + Safety

Every September, America pauses to remember Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. For many people, however, this month goes by with little notice. Let’s face it: until you have been personally affected by childhood cancer, Childhood Cancer Awareness Month is just another...

As the leaves begin to fall and the dew is on the grass in the crisp mornings, we are signaled that it is the beginning of fall and the beginning of the holiday season. The first holiday on the...

He has elevated white blood counts, so we need to send him to Children's right away.  We can't do anything else for him here. That bomb was dropped on us after we brought my son into the ER to figure out...

I crouched forward, pressing my forehead to the cool bathroom tile, inwardly praising my husband for his recent scrub of the floor. I breathed in and out slowly, willing away the stomach upheaval and silently pleading for some semblance...

As long as she can remember, Katie Clark has been dreaming about qualifying for the Boston Marathon.  Katie's dad was a marathon runner, but had never run the Boston Marathon. As a young girl, Katie remembers sleeping nightly in a...

If you’re not a medical professional or in a field that regularly uses protective gear, you’ve spent the past few weeks getting used to wearing a mask in public. If you are in a field where protective gear is normal,...

I'm a very competitive person. I'm a Type-A all the way. I love trying new challenges to see how far I can go without giving up. I saw The Forty Day Sugar Fast: Where Physical Detox Meets Spiritual Transformation...

If you have driven past 150th and Western, your eye might have been drawn to a new Emergency Room in town.  About a month ago, OU Medical Center opened ER Oklahoma.  It is a full service, freestanding emergency room....

This is a sponsored post for Orthodontic Arts, however all opinions are 100% my own. Growing up, I was no stranger to orthodontic care. I'm talking braces, a palette expander, and HEAD GEAR...and that's just from elementary school. Fortunately for...

You may think Whole30 is restrictive, impossible, or just plain crazy. I mean, thirty days without cheese?! But, I am a huge fan, and if you give it a shot - you might be, too! I've been a fan of Whole30...

My boy/girl twins were born 5 weeks early and my daughter outweighed her brother by almost a pound at birth. At 2 hours old, my daughter could down bottles faster than anyone else in the NICU, while my son...

Let me preface this by saying I've been in a small group for a few months now, where we are studying the enneagram and how it can help us understand ourselves and others better, thus allowing us to extend...