I posted this last year on Mother’s Day, to pay tribute to some of the most amazing Mom’s I know and who I have the pleasure to call my sisters. They have become my bench mark for parenting over the years, and although every Mother’s Day from now forward will be a hard one missing…
Caregivers For Special Kids
There is always so much talk about how Mom’s need to care for themselves so that they are able to care for their children. When you Google “Secrets of a Happy Mom” you come up with everything ranging from new moms to moms of teenagers, and all the ways one can find happiness in those…
Where to raise a special child?
I didn’t know when we chose out community, or our house, that we would become a Special Needs family and rely heavily on the resources around us. Thank goodness we made the house choice we did, because the services and resources have been beyond value for our situation. The school system has been fabulous for…
What A Simple Spring Break Trip Did For This Mom
My family recently traveled for Spring Break – for a lot of reasons other than just “because everyone else does it.” I felt we needed a drastic change of scenery. We have been on a hamster wheel for way too many months – full of therapy after therapy, doctors’ visits, hockey practices, hockey games, homework,…
The super hero flexibility of the special needs parent
I would not say I am a particularly flexible person, in the physical sense. Can’t quite remember my last back bend or splits – but it was definitely sometime in my early childhood. Yet, people are always commenting on my flexibility, my patience, and my ability to see the sunny side of the street. I…
The Waiting Room : Now
Ten years ago I was a much different Mom sitting in this waiting room. Now, seasoned beyond my wildest dreams, I have sat in more waiting rooms than I care to count. The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago is a massive place. Floors of people who have suffered injuries, or strokes, or surgeries stay here and…