I have struggled with anxiety and depression since my early 20s. Fortunately, my mental health is in excellent shape…
Cazandra Campos-MacDonald
Rev. Cazandra Campos-MacDonald is a pastor, author, motivational speaker, and encourager. She lives in New Mexico with her husband, Rev. Dr. Joe MacDonald, and youngest son, Caeleb. Their adult son, Julian, is living the bohemian life of a starving artist and goes wherever there is an audition. Her sons live with severe hemophilia A and inhibitors. Her older brother died shortly after birth due to complications from hemophilia. Cazandra writes candidly of raising two sons with a rare bleeding disorder. She believes storytelling is about redeeming the journey and connecting with others.
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Articles by Cazandra Campos-MacDonald
The Struggle to Have It All
There are some very fortunate people who do not experience illness. They often come from families who rarely even catch…
Rarely am I the first to raise my hand in a class or give my opinion before others have shared.
A Life-changing Second Opinion
I am a fierce advocate for my sons. I question doctors professionally. I say no and ask for other…
The Way to a Parent’s Heart
The terrible, awful, no-good, very bad year for my family is not 2020. It was 2013. My youngest…
I have never heard anyone say, “I wish I could relive middle school.” It is a time when bodies…
The current state of our world has me longing for something. It’s something that when gone, nothing remains quite the…
Quarters. I ended up with a fistful of quarters the other day and had flashbacks to the early days of…
Sometimes I am overwhelmed when I think about the hemophilia journey my sons are traveling. My first memories about this…
My chronic pain is not caused by a bleeding disorder, but it does give me perspective on the pain my…