by Heather Laskin | Jun 8, 2017 | Inspiration
An Israeli nurse and a Palestinian family worked together to soothe an inconsolable baby boy. On June 2, Yamen, a 9-month-old from Hebron, was rushed to the emergency room at Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center in Jerusalem. The infant’s parents had been involved in a...
by Heather Laskin | May 18, 2017 | Inspiration
Ashley Kostiuk was diagnosed with breast cancer in June 2016, after discovering a lump while nursing her baby boy. Since the cancer was aggressive, the mom-of-two would need to start chemo right away, which meant prematurely weaning her son. Simply heartbreaking! So...
by Heather Laskin | Dec 29, 2016 | Inspiration
One of the worst feelings in the world as a mother is to see your child suffering and not be able to do anything about it. When major Hollywood actress Salma Hayek visited war-torn Sierra Leone on a trip to Africa in 2009 she saw this firsthand. Many of the women...
by Heather Laskin | Nov 29, 2016 | Awesome
Rebecca Wanosik is the proud mother of six kids and an avid supporter of breastfeeding, so when she got a text asking if she could nurse a baby whose mom was in surgery she didn’t hesitate. A couple hours later the baby was at her house. The tiny girl was...
by Heather Laskin | Aug 11, 2016 | Inspiration
The story of a mom who made a history-making donation of more than 17,500 ounces of breast milk is not only inspiring, but also devastatingly touching. Demi Frandsen’s pledge of 131 gallons of mother’s milk is the largest ever gifted to the Omaha...