Caring for a Child after a Liver Transplant Finding out your child needs an organ transplant can make you feel overwhelmed, anxious, and helpless. But, between the moment a donor has been found through surgery, things may seem to happen too fast to stop and really think about them. It’s once you’re ready to go home that this new reality sinks in. What… Read More
Caring for a Child After a Kidney Transplant Having a child who needs to undergo surgery is an overwhelming — and often heartbreaking — experience. You want to do everything under the sun to protect your little one. Make them comfortable, ensure their health, and provide the best care possible. So, once they come out of that operating room, you want to know… Read More
Hypoxemia: Low Blood Oxygen Serious medical diagnoses always come with a long list of worries — what do all the medical terms mean? What caused the illness in the first place? What will this affect your life? Is there anything you can do to make things better? Such is the case when patients first hear of the term hypoxemia. Other than… Read More
Caring for a Child with Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy One of the most unfair things about life is receiving a dire medical diagnosis for a child. It’s heartbreaking at any age, but it feels almost sinister when it relates to someone who’s just starting their life. And if the diagnosis is for a lesser-known condition, you’re left with a million questions. What does Duchenne’s… Read More
Caring for a Child with Sickle Cell Anemia Your child is your everything. The reason you work longer hours — or the reason you stay at home more often. The reason you look for ways to improve your home life, plan fun games, and make time for bedtime stories. So if they’re diagnosed with an illness, you can feel like your world is… Read More
Sickle Cell Anemia Receiving a dire medical diagnosis always comes with an overwhelming sense of helplessness. Why is this happening? What does it all mean? Things become even more excruciating when it’s a loved one who’s receiving the diagnosis — especially if it’s either a fatal condition or a lesser-known one, such as sickle cell anemia. What, exactly,… Read More
When a Patient Becomes Like Family Enid Braxton has been a nurse since 2001 — a career choice she made when she was still a child growing up in England. She’s worked in nursing homes, hospice, and pediatric care. In 2017, she was assigned to help care for a non-verbal young child with cognitive disabilities. Her client may not be able… Read More
RN Diane Pennington Dedicates Her Entire Life To Home Healthcare Diane Pennington has been a registered nurse for over 40 years. She has spent half of her career in hospitals, and the past 20 years in home healthcare. She joined Sonas Home Health Care in 2005, and since 2017, she has been working 12-hour shifts as a pediatric RN to help take care of 14-year-old… Read More
Marie Gaitan Finds Her Life’s Purpose as a Pediatric LPN Marie Gaitan is an LPN who has been working in healthcare for almost a decade. She started her career in her home country of Haiti, where she worked for UNICEF. When she came to the United States, she wanted to continue caring for people. That’s how she ended up at Sonas, where she works in… Read More
The Challenges of a Family Caregiver Aside from the heartbreak of having to care for a once-healthy and fully-capable parent or loved one, many family caregivers are faced with the challenge of balancing a full-time job, growing family and other competing demands with caregiving duties at home. 4 of the Biggest Challenges Family Caregivers Face Here are a few of the… Read More
