Jun 9, 2010 Posted by Jolene

Linking PTSD and Medical Trauma, Part 2

The first post in this series explored how invasive medical procedures can cause PTSD in children. The post listed four factors that increase the likelihood of PTSD developing. The factors are: Timing Anesthesia Age of patient Previous Trauma History As promised in Part 1 of the series, this post will address the general principle behind the occurrence of PTSD and how it can be successfully... read more

Jun 7, 2010 Posted by Jolene

Linking PTSD and Medical Trauma, Part 1

When our son was born in 1982 and flown 750 miles away for life-saving surgery, we asked the medical professionals if the surgery and recovery would somehow affect him later on. “No,” we were told repeatedly, “he’s too young to remember. Besides newborns don’t feel pain.” Even though the opposite has been proven true since our son’s surgery, the news hasn’t... read more

Jun 4, 2010 Posted by Jolene

God Doesn’t Waste a Hurt: Pt. 2

In the first post in this series, you met the Carlson family and learned about Tara,their youngest daughter, and her three month hospital stay. In this post, Tara’s mom Kat talks about how Tara’s hospital experience changed her. Babies Should Never Be Alone The first night of Tara’s hospital stay, before the doctors knew how seriously ill the baby was, the PICU staff suggested Kat get... read more

Jun 2, 2010 Posted by Jolene

God Doesn’t Waste a Hurt: Pt. 1

Most days, my google alert system is pretty ho-hum, because it only finds content with my key words in it when I put up a blog post. But once in awhile, google helps me find new friends and great new blogs. A Day in the Life of 4 Kids and a Dog Not too long ago, google introduced me to Mama Kat and her blog A Day in the Life of 4 Kids and a Dog. A mutual blog friend, Victoria Nelson, had recommended... read more