Pipecleaner Dreams

So it's summer and your child with disabilities is too old for any camps (assuming you could find a camp that would accommodate their ...

My friend, Lynnette, is a single parent to a beautiful daughter named Brooke. Brooke has severe disabilities and lives each day with a trac...

Are you the parent of a teen with significant disabilities, or do you provide services and support to that teen? If so, I need your advice....

Ronnie needs an umbrella for his wheelchair. When we were waiting for the school bus last week when it was raining, he had a tough time sta...

This is a plea for help! It’s December 22nd and I still need some Christmas gifts for Ashley. I know exactly what I want to get but don’t ...

I’m really starting to worry about my 17 year old son, Corey. If you’ve been a long time reader of my blog, you probably know a little abou...

One of my biggest fears as a mother is not being able to provide for my children. Given the current economic environment, and the fact that...

Ashley had a visit with her new dentist yesterday. It went much better than the previous dentist visits . The new dentist is associated wi...

I need your opinions on something. Once a child with disabilities reaches middle school and beyond, schools place a bigger emphasis on voca...

My children and I met our friends Lynnette and Brooke at the Norfolk, Virginia zoo this past Saturday. I have pictures, rescued from my par...

I wrote last week about my concerns for my daughter, Jessica, finding a job. I am also concerned about Jess finding love. Jessica is 18 yea...

On October 7th, I wrote about a young girl who had been failed by both the system and, in my opinion, her family. That same day, the follo...

I mentioned in yesterday’s post about my bathroom renovation that the new bidet toilet seat deserved a post of its own. I admit I was a lit...

Both Corey and Jessica have some strange obsessions with food, and I don’t know how to help them. I had hoped that enough time in a stable,...

In just a few weeks, our statewide family support group, of which I am the president, will be holding its annual family retreat. This year ...

In March, 2007, I wrote a post titled A Three Toothbrush Night . In that post, I explained how my nights, and the amount of sleep I get, ar...