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The Positive Impact of Organ Donation

The last two years have been an incredible journey for myself and my now 14 year old daughter, Jade. In February of 2009, I was in need of a heart. I was given days to live and received a heart on my 59th birthday. I thank my donor family everyday. Since this is my first blog and we are just getting to know one another, I had a whole introduction planned. However, this past week, I went to the Donate Life Hollywood Inspire Awards.

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How Many Is Too Many? The Career Impact of Multiple Children

How many children do you have? One, two, three? In my case, I have four. I’ve always known that having more children adds complexity to any family and certainly gives a working mother more to juggle. But the findings of a recent study in Australia, called Fertility and Labour Market Participation, really got me thinking about the impact that having several children has on a mothers career. The study demonstrates that women with …