Courage: A Military Family’s Fight with Childhood Cancer
October 31, 2014. A date etched in our minds forever, and the beginning of an uphill battle of apprehension. Four days later we heard the dreaded words, as Isabella our … Continue reading
Military Spouse of the Day: Brenda Mercado
Brenda Mercado is our Marine Corps Military Special Needs Network Spouse of the Day. Her Marine is stationed in the National Capital Area. They have two beautiful boys, an 8 … Continue reading
Military Spouse of the Day: Jennifer Chatwin
Introducing Jennifer Chatwin, a Coast Guard spouse, married to her husband Nathan for 7 ½ years. They have two children – Kailey and Dylan, and are currently stationed in Connecticut. … Continue reading
Military Spouse of the Day: Shelby Nazzario
Introducing Shelby Nazzario, Coast Guard spouse, stationed at Air station Houston. Shelby and her husband have been married for 9.5 years. Shelby loves the adventure of where the Coast Guard … Continue reading
Firefly Upsee: Making Huge Strides for a Military Family
Earlier this month, we received an email and video from Amy Bowns, a military wife and mother, stationed at Fort Bragg, NC. “I just wanted to share a video I … Continue reading
Stabbed in the Back
Just a few weeks ago, my children and I had the opportunity to present at a press conference with Senator Patty Murray (WA). The purpose was to publicly support and … Continue reading
Paying the Price for a Plateau
Last week, Addie got dumped. At our weekly visit to OT and Speech, the therapists informed me that, “due to slow progress” (plateau), they would be discharging us. The provider … Continue reading
Thank You
Around us everywhere, we see vulnerabilities. Our military families are hurting. We can’t see healthcare specialists or get access to care. We’re shuffled around, stressed to the max, and tired. … Continue reading
The Crash is Imminent
Our son has autism. He has extenuating circumstances from exposure to noxious substances pre-and-postnatally. He was neglected and allowed to languish in the foster care system. There are genetics and … Continue reading
How to Support a Family
There’s, understandably, a lot of anger still in our special needs community. Anger, blame, denial, uncertainty, hurt, confusion, worry about how we can stop another autism mother from taking her … Continue reading
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