I have been very lucky. I have a cousin who is a gastroenterologist. My husband called him at home at 7 AM on a Sunday morning with a new strange symptom that concerned him, which my cousin later said he immediately suspected was pancreatic cancer. Unfortunately, my cousin has retired. We had a conversation prior to his retirement where I told him I have a two week rule. If some new symptom or sign in my body that was not there before persists for two weeks, I would usuall

I wanted this blog to help new grandparents and new parents maneuver these life passage events. This is one of my favorite blog posts. It contains one of my most important tips! Parents of a second child can use this tip too! Returning to Fort Lauderdale on Jet Blue, our preferred carrier between New York and Florida, a young father (and they are looking younger and younger to this Grandma) was walking up and down the aisle with an adorable baby boy, almost eight months old