Childhood Chronic Illness Does Not Discriminate.
Childhood chronic illness does not discriminate. If you have ever walked the halls of any Children's hospital, you have seen this. It doesn't matter your race, religion, background or social status. Chronic illness doesn't care. It comes for you and leaves no one in your family untouched. This, of course is the same for adults, I just happen to be the mother of an 8 year old with a chronic intestinal disorder along with a slew of other illnesses and congenital defects. He was born chronic and is growing up chronic. For us, the reality that we are all in this together despite our differences started while Case was still in my womb. I can vividly remember the faces of other women in the high risk waiting room at a speciality Women's hospital 2 hours from home. Their faces were worn and eyes sad but hopeful. I listened as a mother pleaded with the medical team to let her continue the rest of her pregnancy in peace with out all the high risk inte...