Gratitude
We have all heard the benefits of living a life of gratitude. There’s so...
Author Archives: Par Donahue
The miracle of touch
Last Sunday I saw love. Not Eros, the sexual love between parents, but...
New Health Alert for Pregnant Women
As much as I dislike scarring people and causing panic, I think this information...
Adoption as miracle
I’m convinced I have the best job in the world. I wouldn’t have wanted...
Be prepared with the Eagle Scout Court
In my last post I told how my Christmas season had begun with the...
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas and may God bless you, everyone! Last week I received my first,...
Kids and Santa*
With Christmastime here, the question often arises: what should we do with our kids and...
Can you run away from depression? Maybe!
Sometime in the mid 1970’s I read a study done at the University of...
THIS IS WHO WE ARE
“Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of...
Can we be thankful for fleas?
During the Second World war Corrie Ten Boom and her family were arrested and sent...
Don’t apologize to me!
I get so tired of hearing celebrities and politicians apologizing for thing they...
All lives matter!
Sometimes I wonder where our country is going. This government is funding abortions against...
Where’s the justice?
Eighteen year old Jerome had his head and heart set on becoming a Marine....
When can kids with strep throat go back to school?
The comments below are taken from an article published last month is the Medscape Medical...
Are the sins of the father actually visited on the sons?
Last week I spent most of my time at the Irish and American Pediatric...
Mama know best
Here is a parenting lesson from Anon*. Pictured is...
Greatest Achievements in Pediatrics in the Past 40 years – 5
It was a beautiful Fourth of July in Hartford, Wisconsin, and Mary and I...
Please talk politics with your kids!
Most of my readers know that I work for Nashville MEPS (Military Entrance Processing...
What’s in a name?
OR “That which we call a rose, by...
Greatest Advancements in pediatrics in the past 40 years – 4
Let’s put Frosty Puppy News aside for a minute, and return to the...
Happy birthday FROSTY!
MARY AND PAR DONAHUE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE BIRTH OF THEIR PUPPY, FROSTY...
New puppies coming soon!
This is a big week in our puppy’s life! Her mommy, Gabby, is having...
The greatest advancements in Pediatrics in the past 40 years–3 Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
I don’t have to imagine how wonderful it feels to put your baby in...
The Greatest Advances in Pediatrics in the past 40 years – 2
Childhood leukemia is no longer a death sentence When I was a resident, way...
The greatest advancements in pediatrics in the past 40 years
Last winter the American Academy of Pediatrics gave a presentation to Congress with the...
Happy Fourth of July
Happy Fourth of July! For the past six years I have had the privilege...
What Motivates Us?
Jeremy was a big, handsome Black man of 23 years who wanted to join...
Seven Blunders of the Modern World
Each Saturday the Tennessean publishes an opinion from a local pastor or other religious...
What is the most common chronic disease of childhood?
Last century, when I began my pediatric practice, measles, German measles (Rubella), mumps, chicken...
Grandma was right, we’re too clean!
Are we too clean? There have been many studies published the past couple...
Thank you all who serve or have served our great country!
Many of my readers know that I work part time doing qualifying, physical...
A Father’s Love
In Sunday’s sermon our priest was trying to tell us how much God loves...
How (and where) to have tough talks with your kids
Taken in full from a post in The Tennessean on line April 27, 2015...
Will our country survive Baltimore?
I’ve never been to Baltimore, and I don’t want to go now. There is...
Why Football Matters, By John Harbaugh
Today I am sharing John Harbaugh’s thoughts on loving football. Those of you who...