Why I Work From Home

My family is very important to me and I need to be available for them. My family has many unusual health issues and consequently lots of medical appointments and requirements. I have a daughter in remission from cancer with no adrenal glands. She has to have specific dosages of medications every 8 hours. If she is under any stress I have to "stress" dose her. If she is vomiting or has diarrhea I have an injection she must have. It can become very complicated as to when she needs what or stressed dosed. She also has another condition requiring injections. Its not always easy to give your own child an injection! She is in public school and I have to work very closely with the school nurse to keep her there. I wrote the following article about my daughter and her disease here: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/403781/neuroblastoma_our_daughters_rare_disease.html

My older son, now age 26, has a rare nerve disorder called RSD and is in constant pain. His disease is very mysterious and can cause twitching and other medical anomalies that require him to frequently have help in accomplishing even the simplest tasks. He has good days and bad days. His symptoms often mimic those of MS and at times he has to walk with a cane. I have written more about his disease here:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/403555/reflex_sympathetic_dystrophy_rsd.html

The rest of the family medical issues are relatively minor in comparison. Two with asthma and a few other minor issues.

Its worth it for me as a parent to be available to help my children. Society often looks upon at home moms as an ailment. They seem to forget that in the days of yesteryear this was the norm. As women we can be at home moms and still make a decent income with the dawn of the Internet and telecommuters this becomes more and more possible everyday!