Eat the Cake First
A resource for parents, advocates, magic makers, friends, providers, and healers caring for kids living with complex and chronic medical conditions.
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A resource for parents, advocates, magic makers, friends, providers, and healers caring for kids living with complex and chronic medical conditions.
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I have a kid living with a rare, often debilitating and complex medical illness. On our journey, I have gotten a lot of advice - some of it good and some of it, let's just say well-intentioned. One of my favorite pieces of advice has been to let my daughter "Eat The Cake First". Simple , brilliant, and effective - guaranteed to preserve the magic of childhood.
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THE BIG PICTUREHaving a really sick kid is horrible, because there are some things we cannot make "all okay". Sometimes we can influence how what happens next occurs. |
WHIMSY - "HOW TO'S"Unlearn ' the "good patient/caregiver" mindset and start infusing all those medical encounters with magic and fun |
GRATITUDINGRegain a locus of control with some simple gratituding techniques |