Celebrating Black Maternal Health Week #BMHW25

Mom and three kids Greetings from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania! Things have been busy. I am still a working mom of three, working full time who is trying to make a difference. I do a lot of things and try to be present so that I can learn from them. I share them on this blog so that we can learn together. Below are some thoughts, hacks, and/or lessons that I have learned from navigating my world. Black Maternal Health Week April 11-17, 2025 I am a Black mom to three wonderful children. I was blessed to have three successful births. While I am an attorney, my third delivery highlighted the potential risks that occur when a physician fails to listen to the birthing person. Initially, I chalked it up to the physician involved and limited it to my personal birthing experience. Then, I learned that I was not special. Overwhelmingly, Black women experience higher rates of birth trauma, birthing complications and negative birth outcomes.  These statistics are what lead to the creation of ...

Mega Monday!


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Yesterday was April Fool's Day. My Facebook post said, "I hit the Mega Million". If you hadn't figured it out, it was a joke. I was not was not among the fortunate, this time. However, I did hit the lottery.

I grew up New York state and the motto of the Lotto was " all you need is a dollar and a dream". Even though I like nice things I'm a saver so I have a couple of dollars. And I know that I have a dream. Not to sound to hokey, but I have decided to use my talents and resources to bet on Mega Me.
I'll keep you posted on how that goes!
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