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HERRIMAN February is about more than Valentine s Day for many Utah families. It s also about awareness of a common and potentially deadly birth defect. Doctors have important advice for all parents expecting a baby.
Tammy Alsup and her daughter Callie, age 7, frost heart-shaped cookies and choose candy hearts to top them with in their Herriman home. Choices like these are a luxury for parents with a critically ill child. Before, I think I would take my loved ones for granted but now, with Callie, it s like we almost didn t get her, Alsup said.
You wouldn t know that anything is wrong with Callie by looking at her. The shy second-grader with blond hair and an inquisitive smile explains it this way: I have a special heart, Callie Alsup said.
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SALT LAKE CITY Many of us dread making New Year s goals, but this year presents a special opportunity.
When times became tough, a Utah family dug deep and found it s shaping their intentions for 2021.
They were faced with a role that strikes fear into the hearts of many parents: home-school teacher. The thought of that was a little bit daunting, said Tara Bekker, a mother of five kids ranging in age from 4-14, who lives in Millcreek. I have a friend who homeschooled all six of her children and I was one of those moms who said, You re crazy. I could never do that, for my sanity.
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SANDY – Utah mothers are struggling during the pandemic. In the last eight months, the new Huntsman Mental Health Institute has seen a massive increase in mental health problems among new and expectant mothers.
Motherhood during the best of times can be challenging. But during COVID-19, it s even harder.
Last year, Jennifer Mullen lost her second baby in her second trimester.
Though she was excited to be pregnant with her infant son, David, soon after, when he was born last spring, It felt like I hit a brick wall, said Mullen, who lives with her family in Sandy.
The pandemic had just hit. Her postpartum depression had worsened with each pregnancy.