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A broken-hearted mom's plea to the American Academy of Pediatrics

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This is a picture of all 3 of my children at their last well-child visits in April.  (Levi was definitely smothered with big-sister love). Dear American Academy of Pediatrics members,  I want to start by saying I love and respect my children’s pediatrician very much. My husband is an anesthesiologist, and I have many friends who are pediatricians. I believe in the medical community’s impact in both big and small ways.  As an English teacher, I depend on the National Council of Teachers of English, my state standards, and other national and state resources to help me prioritize what I teach. My husband is an anesthesiologist, and he depends on the American Society of Anesthesiologists to help guide him as a physician. Pediatricians across the country depend on the AAP to provide them with research-based guidelines and information to share with parents. Parents, in turn, depend on those pediatricians to guide them as they navigate parenting: from advising parents

Levi's Eulogy (June 16, 2018)

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My introduction (on FB)  to my son's eulogy:   The reality is that I have spent more time planning play-dates than the time I had to plan my son’s funeral. I just knew I wanted, needed it to be meaningful for this boy we loved so much. When we met with the priest on Thursday, I told him I would be reading the eulogy. I mean, I hadn’t written it, yet, but I knew I would be writing it and I would be the one to share the words. It didn’t even cross my mind that it could be any other way. I am his mama: he is my baby. I shared about my boy yesterday at his funeral service. I I have a family blog where I have always posted about my kids, our adventures, their tantrums, our joy, and mayhem. I’m sharing his eulogy on this blog now, because I want Levi’s life, and not just his death, to be known.  The song, “The Best Day,” by Taylor Swift, has been such a special part of my life with my kids. I have shared so many cuddles and tender moments with them while singing this so