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Child Traumatic Injury

Staying Present Through the Storm – by Erika Baines

Tonya May Avent

It was April 1st, 2022; I had just finished with my client and was returning my broom against the wall after sweeping her hair off the floor. My mother came down the steps and said words that no parent wanted to hear: “Erika you have to get to the hospital - Anisa was just in a… Continue reading Staying Present Through the Storm – by Erika Baines

Caregving

Only By His Grace – by Danielle Carruth

Tonya May Avent

The feeling of her gentle hand on my left elbow as she said, “We are holding out hope” will never leave my memory.  What did that mean?  Was I about to become a widow raising three daughters on my own?  What was “their hope?”  Was it the same as my hope?  It was the day… Continue reading Only By His Grace – by Danielle Carruth