I’d Like a Guidebook, Please!
Do you remember a moment in your life where you know the information being told to you isn’t believable? The person giving you the information is convincing, but something isn’t sitting right in your … Continue reading
Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Evolution of Disability Rights
Today is the day we remember and honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. And for most Americans, this day, and Dr. King, are synonymous with Civil Rights. What many people … Continue reading
Failure to Provide: Transitioning from TRIWEST to United Health Care
Twice a week, my kids and I make the 40 minute (one-way) trip for my son’s Occupational Therapy (OT) appointment. Sure, there are therapy centers that are closer, but I … Continue reading
Confessions of a Burned-out Caregiver
Ninety nine percent of the time, I love being a mom and I wouldn’t trade it for the world. Today falls in that other one percent. Today I want and … Continue reading
The Special Needs Shuffle
You all know the drill: one step forward, two or three (heck, sometimes four or five) steps backward. We’ve been told time and time again that our kiddo’s development would … Continue reading
Goal for 2013: A Life Well-Lived
It’s finally here: 2013. We’ve said buh-bye to 2012 – some of us have flipped it the bird, kicked it in the crotch and tossed some Mommy language it’s way. … Continue reading
The Change I Want to See
I‘ve had an epiphany. It’s my second. The first one was in second grade. But that’s another story… I’ve come to the realization that I cannot change people. The folks … Continue reading
Military Special Needs Network 