Why Diverse Children’s Books Matter — And Why Representation Should Start at Home By: Denise N. Fyffe Walk into any children’s section today and you’ll see shelves filled with bright colors, talking animals, and whimsical adventures. But for many families — especially multicultural, blended, or interracial families — there’s still a quiet ache: Where are the … Continue reading Why Diverse Children’s Books Matter — And Why Representation Should Start at Home
Answering The Call to Write by: Denise N. Fyffe There comes a moment in every writer’s life when the desire to create becomes louder than the excuses that have kept them silent. It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been carrying the idea, how many times you’ve promised yourself you would start, or how many notebooks … Continue reading Answering The Call to Write by Denise N. Fyffe
How to Keep Writing by: Denise N. Fyffe People often ask me the same question with a mixture of awe, curiosity, and disbelief: “Where do you find the time to write so many books?” They ask it as if there is a secret door I slip through, a hidden pocket of hours that only writers … Continue reading How to Keep Writing by Denise N. Fyffe
When Baby Comes Home: Helping Big Kids Feel Seen, Loved, and Prepared by: Denise N. Fyffe There’s a special kind of excitement that fills a home when a new baby is on the way. The tiny clothes, the soft blankets, the baby showers, the name debates — it all feels like a celebration. But for … Continue reading When Baby Comes Home: Helping Big Kids Feel Seen, Loved, and Prepared
Fibroids, the name drives fear into any woman who has those which are symptomatic or knows of someone who's suffered from them. For me, in the last year, these tumors have been the cause for hospital visits, surgery consultations and the constant consumption of painkillers. If it will stop the pain, I will take it. According … Continue reading Fibroids: Testimonial, The Alien Assassins in My Body by Denise N. Fyffe
Surgeries are expensive. Most people go into debt, just to try and cover this huge medical bill. If you have insurance, then this bill might be manageable. But, if you are lacking and your pockets are not lined with gold coins; you will find that these medical bills, after doing a fibroid surgery can become … Continue reading Fibroids testimonial – The cost of Fibroid Surgery in Jamaica by Denise N. Fyffe
It's the afternoon and I have been lounging in a chair with my feet up for the past few hours, reading chicken soup for my soul and being introspective. This morning, I felt opposite to what I was feeling now; my head hurt, my eyes, I was nauseous and my wound ached a bit. I felt … Continue reading Fibroids: Testimonial, Day 3 After Surgery by Denise N. Fyffe
Today was my first check up after doing a myomectomy fibroid surgery. About a week late, but I showed up nonetheless. I was secretly dreading this visit with Dr. Rishi Chand because I thought I would be getting the thread removed. I praised God and did a little jig in my mind, as I didn't … Continue reading Fibroids: Testimonial, First Check Up After Myomectomy Surgery by Denise N. Fyffe
Fibroids: What Are They and Where Are They? by Denise N. Fyffe When females hear the word fibroids, other concepts such as cancer, pain, barren and agony comes to mind. For generations black women have been suffering more from this disease than any other women, in any other racial group. It has been surmised that … Continue reading Fibroids: Testimonial, What Are They and Where Are They? by Denise N. Fyffe
Testimonial, Kicking and Screaming by Denise N. Fyffe December 2013, a month I am sure never to forget for several reasons. One of them being the alien assassins that reside in my womb; little tumors called fibroids. On a scale of 1 to 10, the pain was at 99. When it got to a 100, … Continue reading Fibroids: Testimonial, Kicking and Screaming by Denise N. Fyffe
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