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Category: Parent to Parent

Jose and Lucia: Navigating Medically Fragile Fatherhood
Published June 16, 2024
“I love everything about being a dad. I love coming home and seeing my family and spending as much time as I can with them.” Jose has always treasured his family. But he learned just how precious his children, Lucia and Colleen, are when a motor veh…
Elijah's Story: From Hospice Care to Forever Home
Published Aug. 25, 2023
Ten months ago, Elijah was in the hospital on hospice care, waiting for the right foster family to bring him home and give him some comfort in his last days. Then he met Becca, and everything changed. Less than a year later, Elijah is off hospice ca…
Kai and Nurse Rhonda
Published July 19, 2023
Congratulations to Kai, who graduated from our care just last month! Kai’s story is an incredible one of overcoming with the help of expert care from his nurses and endless love and support from his moms, Latoyia and Jaleesa. Kai was born at 28 wee…
Dave and Grace: Learning from Medically Fragile Fatherhood
Published June 18, 2023
“Parenting a disabled child changes you for the better,” Dave shares. “It makes you more compassionate. It might be a different journey than what you expected, but it’s an amazing one.” Dave’s introduction to fatherhood 16 years ago was certainly un…
Navigating Medically Fragile Motherhood
Published May 14, 2023
Mollie’s motherhood journey has not been an easy one. At 20 weeks gestation, she learned her pregnancy was high-risk. Her daughter Ivy was delivered by emergency c-section at 36 weeks and taken straight to the NICU. After multiple surgeries, procedu…
Celebrating Autism Acceptance Month with Jennifer and Landon
Published April 26, 2023
This Autism Acceptance Month, we are honored to share Landon’s story. Landon’s mom, Jennifer, is an Aveanna National Clinical Educator and a fierce advocate for her son and the autism community. “Since Landon’s diagnosis 2 years ago,” Jennifer reca…
Congenital Heart Disease Awareness Week: Winter's Story
Published Feb. 14, 2023
Three-year-old Winter is nonverbal, but she has no problem communicating. Outgoing and bubbly, she loves to play and adores her big brother. But she wasn’t always the active social butterfly she is now. Born with congenital heart disease (CHD), Wint…
Celebrating the Little Moments of Fatherhood
Published June 19, 2022
Jeff and Brian are committed to being the best fathers they can be. The past year has brought new challenges and opportunities for their family. Through it all, these two incredible dads have found their joy and purpose in their kids, Carter and Ga…
From Aveanna Nurse to Aveanna Mom – A Mother’s Day Tribute
Published May 8, 2022
Stephanie was an Aveanna Nurse for 5 years. She loved working with her patients and excelled at providing the expert, compassionate care they needed. Her incredible heart for her patients eventually brought Stephanie to a whole new experience, not …
Christina's Journey to Becoming a Family Caregiver
Published April 19, 2022
By Christina, Kayden's Mom "Wait... Did you say I can be my son's PAID caregiver?" I asked, trying to make sure I wasn't hearing things. If this were true, it could be one of the first pieces of good news we'd heard in ages. Bringing home our baby l…