Aveanna Healthcare Blog

Published April 4, 2018

By Kathleen Stengel, M.S., BCBA, LBA About eight years ago, I got a call from a mom whose two-year-old son had just been diagnosed with autism. I’ll never forget her first words: “No one will help me.” Doctors had told this mom that her son would pr…

Celebrating Tatum's First Year

Published April 1, 2018

Tatum has had more surgeries and hospital stays in his first year of life than most people have in a lifetime. And when Tatum wasn’t in the hospital for feeding tube surgery or jaw surgery or a tracheostomy, he and his parents, Bridgette and Tory, w…

A Nurse's Calling: Devon Fowler

Published March 28, 2018

Devon Fowler knew from an early age that she wanted to help others as a nurse, but when she faced the challenge of raising a special needs child of her own, she found an even more profound way to care. “After Elle's diagnosis I had so much more comp…

Lawson Turns One

Published March 26, 2018

Lawson’s first year of life has been a difficult one. Born at 26 weeks in March of 2017, Lawson was in the hospital for 300 days before he came home. He was born one pound and eleven ounces, with a congenital heart disease and respiratory issues. He…

How a Feeding Tube Changed My Life

Published March 8, 2018

By Jordan Robison MS, RDN, LD When I tell people that I have a feeding tube, most of the time I get looks of disbelief. They don’t see how an active 24-year-old woman like myself, could be dealing with something that sounds so terrifying. Sometime…

Five Practical Ways to Take Care of You

Published Feb. 5, 2018

After years spent as an active field nurse, a nurse supervisor, a clinical leader, and a mom, Aveanna Clinical Operations Specialist Jacqueline Holland knows just how hard it can be to find realistic ways to take care of yourself. Jacque has manage…

Beth's Four Steps to Self-Care

Published Jan. 26, 2018

It is no secret that nurses struggle to practice self-care. They are so dedicated to taking care of everyone else, so driven to nurture and heal others, that all too often they neglect their own health. This neglect may not always have dramatic effe…

A Mom’s Reflections on Caregiver Burnout

Published Jan. 17, 2018

“Any mom I meet, I encourage her to be selfish.” This statement comes from Marisa, an Aveanna mom whose daughter, Brylee, was born with nemaline myopathy. After Brylee’s birth, Marisa dedicated her entire life to her daughter’s care. For the first …

A Nurse's Journey to Self-Care

Published Jan. 12, 2018

Aveanna nurse Crystal faced her first breast cancer diagnosis when she was in her early thirties. It was milder then. Stage two. Less aggressive. Crystal went through treatment, but even then her health wasn’t exactly her first priority. With her nu…

Season of Miracles: Nya's Forever Family

Published Dec. 29, 2017

Beautiful Nya is a miracle baby with her very own miracle family. Born with cerebral palsy, Nya faced countless challenges within the first few months of her life. But when she was five months old, Nya’s adoptive family found her and went to the hos…

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