{"author":"Charisse Montgomery","author_id":"Charisse+Montgomery","total_quotes":13,"quotes":[{"text":"An exhausted parent can’t provide the best care, although occasionally, we have all had to do so.","author":"Charisse Montgomery","tags":["caregiver","disability","parent","parenting","special-needs"],"id":4477,"author_id":"Charisse+Montgomery"},{"text":"Even though our journey as parents of a medically fragile child began with emotional turmoil, it has since become a purposeful odyssey that brings meaning and depth to our lives. This is the road we were born to travel.","author":"Charisse Montgomery","tags":["child","disability","parenting","parents","special-needs"],"id":45531,"author_id":"Charisse+Montgomery"},{"text":"Once you open your home to nursing, you essentially become the employer of a small staff, even if you aren’t signing the paychecks. As in any workplace, the staff needs to know the rules and expectations, and it is your job to set them and communicate them well. This is your new job; you’ve been promoted to Home Care CEO.","author":"Charisse Montgomery","tags":["ceo","communicate","communication","home","manage","nursing"],"id":67406,"author_id":"Charisse+Montgomery"},{"text":"The partnership between nurses and families is based on mutual trust, and defining the boundaries and rules clearly will help everyone involved, especially your child.","author":"Charisse Montgomery","tags":["child","family","nurse","parenting","special-needs","trust"],"id":67848,"author_id":"Charisse+Montgomery"},{"text":"The more love and support your child receives, the richer his or her life becomes, and nurses can certainly add to the circle of love surrounding your child.","author":"Charisse Montgomery","tags":["disability","home","nurse","parenting","special-needs"],"id":121726,"author_id":"Charisse+Montgomery"},{"text":"An informed parent or caregiver becomes empowered, and empowerment can lead to the best care for our children.","author":"Charisse Montgomery","tags":["caregiver","children","empower","informed","parents","power"],"id":193360,"author_id":"Charisse+Montgomery"},{"text":"When it is managed effectively, in-home nursing can become a support for caregivers and families stressed with the care of a medically fragile child.","author":"Charisse Montgomery","tags":["care","disability","home","medical","nurse","nursing","special-needs"],"id":226888,"author_id":"Charisse+Montgomery"},{"text":"The scariest, ugliest stories about in-home nursing usually are the result of nurses demonstrating a lack of professionalism, bad morals or a disregard for the child for whom they are providing care.","author":"Charisse Montgomery","tags":["care","home","morals","nurse","nursine","professionalism"],"id":288366,"author_id":"Charisse+Montgomery"},{"text":"Think of instinct as an unscientific, unquantifiable tool that can be used along with more concrete evaluations to make a well-rounded decision.","author":"Charisse Montgomery","tags":["decisions","instinct","parenting","scientific","special-needs"],"id":295701,"author_id":"Charisse+Montgomery"},{"text":"With emotions ranging from fear, grief and anger to happiness and relief, the process of bringing home a child who needs in-home care can be complicated.","author":"Charisse Montgomery","tags":["anger","child","emotion","fear","grief","parenting","special-needs"],"id":323059,"author_id":"Charisse+Montgomery"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":13,"pages":2,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}