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  Excerpt from How to Be a Good Mommy When You're Sick ebook:  Amazon Kindle paperback: MSI Press webstore  (code FF25 gives 25% discount) Everyday Basics Remember your foundation Do not apologize!     Apologizing for meeting your basic sleeping needs does not benefit anyone. This also gives people the impression that your needs—including your schedule—can be altered based on their own needs or that your schedule is merely a matter of convenience and not essential to your wellbeing and that of your family. Stick to what you know is best for you, your health, and your child/children. Everyone else can learn the routine and should be happy that you are showing strength and doing everything you can to stay as healthy as you can be. People who are not happy about your strength and resolve to take your health needs seriously should be given the boot! Do what you can and be happy with it!          At times, your sleep schedule may require you to pick and choose some activities ve

  MSI Press has published a number of how-to books in a variety of areas. Written by experts who are also practitioners, these books have won multiple awards. Check them out: How to Argue with an Atheist How to Be a Good Mommy When You're Sick How to Get Happy and Stay That Way How to Improve Your Foreign Language Immediately   How to Live from Your Heart How to Stay Calm in Chaos

In poking around the Interent, I came across a list of MSI Press books reviewed by Foreword Reviews. (Yes, we know about these reviews when they came out.) However, we were unaware that FR had recently put together this list. One of those books is How to Be a Good Mommy When You're Sick . Check out the others  HERE . For posts mentioniong Foreword Reviews, click HERE . Other Books reviewed  How to Live from Your Heart The Widower's Guide to a New life Creative Aging Lessons of Labor

Dr. Graves (Ph. D., Texas Tech University) is an education expert, well-published in peer-reviewed journals and textbooks. During pregnancy, she suffered complications due to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) that resulted in kidney failure. After personally experiencing the traumatic change from career woman to a chronically ill, stay-at-home mom, she has actively cultivated strategies to balance her ongoing health battles with her desire to be a great mother and wife while staying professionally active. Her book,   How to Be a Good Mommy When You’re Sick: A Guide to Motherhood with Chronic Illness , gained the attention of   Library Journal , which reviewed it positively. Other positive reviews followed. For other posts about Dr. Graves and her book, click HERE .

As school starts again, here are some great books for parents. All are available from online sellers, through local retailers, and at discount (code FF25 for 25% discount) from the MSI Press webstore. Want to read some excerpts first? Here you go: 365 Teacher Secrets for Parents (McKinley & Trombly): #11 Thinking Out Loud   Enthusiasm is contagious. Start an epidemic.  ~Unknown Did you know that talking to yourself not only helps you organize your thoughts but also helps your child? When you are working through a problem, make it a point to say what you are thinking out loud. Look for opportunities to do this. For example: "I need to make 100 cupcakes for the bake sale. If each muffin tin makes 12 cupcakes and I have 2 muffin tins I can make 24 at a time. So, let’s see… how many batches will I need to bake? I will divide 100 by 24…." Your child will realize that adults, like children, must go through a series of steps to conquer a problem. If you're e

The Arthritis Coalition tells us they are working on a national initiative to raise awareness of those suffering from arthritis. Information can be found here . For suggestions on how to live a productive life with arthritis, see MSI Press author Emily Graves' book, How to Be a Good Mommy When You're Sick .

"I now know what going from 100 to nothing and working back up again slowly actually feels like. A rollercoaster? Yes, but taking it one day at a time with family support and some tips from someone who has always insisted on learning the hard way just might make your ride a bit smoother." Suffering from Rheumatoid Arthritis, a progressive autoimmune disease, college teacher Dr. Emily Graves was told the disease would go into remission while she was pregnant. That was the good news; the bad news was, it wasn't true. In fact, she suffered kidney failure, and her son William was delivered by C-section when she was only 28 weeks pregnant. The better news is that she slowly recovered and now, with a typical toddler and a supportive spouse, she offers this guide for others. She makes practical suggestions: how a sick mother can rest, prepare meals, manage a healthy regimen for everyone in the family, make schedules, deal with taking multiple medications—while being a m