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The Myth of the Superhero Mom

February 7, 2017 By Patricia O'Machel Leave a Comment

I am super excited to be guest blogging today over at Easter Seals.  Please check it out HERE – Easter Seals provides resources and services for both kids and adults with disabilities, and I am proud to be a part of it. Easterseals.com Blog.easterseals.com

Filed Under: being a Mom, disability, disability parenting, parenting, siblings, special needs mom, Special Needs Parent, special needs parenting, special needs siblings Tagged With: disability parenting, parenting, special needs mom

Sharing Stories of Parenting the Special Needs Child Around the World

October 2, 2016 By Patricia O'Machel Leave a Comment

I NEED YOUR HELP and I WANT TO SHARE YOUR STORY   Parents, I need your help with an important project, looking at special needs parenting from a global perspective. The purpose and focus of this project will be to address the day to day life of raising a young child with special needs.  It…

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Filed Under: being a Mom, diagnosis, disability, disability parenting, Global parenting, siblings, special needs mom, Special Needs Parent, special needs parenting, special needs siblings Tagged With: children disability, disability, globe, parenting, Special needs parenting, world

Growing Up: Transitions and Disability

April 19, 2016 By Patricia O'Machel Leave a Comment

I have been sitting through meetings these last few weeks to plan the transition of my daughter to middle school.  All is going well, and everyone seems to be on board with the plan.  But as I sit there at the big table, I fight back my fears and try to sit tall in my chair and…

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Filed Under: being a Mom, disability, disability parenting, parenting, special education, special needs mom, Special Needs Parent, special needs parenting Tagged With: cerebral palsy, disability, junior high, middle school, research, transition

What I Wish I Knew When I Was A Grad Student At University of Chicago, And What I Wish I Could Teach Students Now

March 18, 2016 By Patricia O'Machel Leave a Comment

I clearly remember every feeling I had when I started Graduate School at University of Chicago (School of Social Service Administration). Mostly a very strong feeling that everyone around me was smarter, had a clearer path, and a better foundation than I did. I was nervous about being “enough” for the the caliber of people…

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Filed Under: being a Mom, disability awareness, disability parenting, parenting, Special Needs Parent, special needs parenting Tagged With: SSA, University of Chicago

Wheelchairs In The Snow

March 5, 2016 By Patricia O'Machel Leave a Comment

There is little I find more lovely than waking up to a beautiful snow. The backyard is covered with a soft white blanket, and the world seems almost more peaceful and quiet. That is until I have to face the ramp in front of the house and worry about how I am going to get…

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Filed Under: disability awareness, disability parenting, Special Needs Parent, special needs parenting Tagged With: disability, snow, weather, wheelchair

Do Special Needs Parents Ever Get A Day Off

January 7, 2016 By Patricia O'Machel Leave a Comment

I want to take a day off, I really do.  I want to sit back on the couch, relax, basically just not get up for awhile.  I want to be able to rest and do nothing, and to be ok with that.   But for some strange reason I never do, and I actually feel…

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What I Have Learned From My Sisters

May 8, 2015 By admin Leave a Comment

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…

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Caregivers For Special Kids

May 5, 2015 By admin Leave a Comment

 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…

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Where to raise a special child?

May 1, 2015 By admin Leave a Comment

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…

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What A Simple Spring Break Trip Did For This Mom

April 21, 2015 By admin Leave a Comment

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,…

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