It’s late afternoon on a rainy Friday in L.A., and Marissa Jaret Winokur is carrying her baby son, Zev, into a playdate at a friend’s house. She's looking forward to it for two reasons: She can socialize with other moms, and like them, she'll prep her energetic toddler for an early bedtime. Says the actress: “This is our last-ditch effort to tucker them out.”Marissa just turned 37, and devoting this time in her life to mommy-and-me playdates is a chance she once thought she’d never have. Ten years ago a routine pap smear revealed that Marissa had cervical cancer. After considering her medical options, she chose to have a hysterectomy. Fearful of losing her starring role as Tracy Turnblad in the Broadway play Hairspray, then in pre-production, Marissa hid her diagnosis and treatment. (She later won a Tony award for her performance.)
What’s your must-have parenting product?I can proudly say my son has never had a diaper rash, ever. He wears Luvs and I use a diaper rash cream made by MD Moms.
March, 2010