Cheryl is a 30 year old mother of 2 living in Toronto, Ontario. Lauren is a rambunctious 4 year old and Jillian is a very active 2.5 year old. Jillian was diagnosed with Spastic Diplegia Cerebral Palsy at 13 months old.
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January 3, 2011 by
Cheryl
Perhaps you were one of the “lucky” ones growing up and didn’t actually watch the absolutely ridiculous movie It’s Pat. Consider yourself lucky, it was one of the stupidest movies I’ve ever seen!! (Or the Sex in the City episode where Samantha uses a vibrator to soothe Miranda’s baby?) What does the title of my…
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December 27, 2010 by
Cheryl
As I said last week, Jillian gave me one of the best Christmas presents ever. It even was better than my easy bake oven! That being said, I did have a very nice holiday with my family! It is a very weird year this year, only because we usually fly to Nova Scotia on Boxing…
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December 20, 2010 by
Cheryl
…When Jillian was diagnosed at 13 months old with Cerebral Palsy was “Will she walk?” My answer was “well, we hope so, but we can’t guarantee it.” I allowed myself to be cautiously optimistic. I mean, don’t all parents hope their kid will walk?! We had an appointment at Holland Bloorview Children’s Rehabilitation Hospital on…
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December 13, 2010 by
Cheryl
Cerebral Palsy style?? Let’s see if I can make it work! On the first day of Christmas my daughter gave to me: a HUGE stack of paperwork On the second day of Christmas, my daughter gave to me: 2 AFO’s and a HUGE stack of paperwork. On the third day of Christmas, my daughter gave…
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December 6, 2010 by
Cheryl
I usually crack myself up on a daily basis. In fact? I use humor A LOT to get through the tough days in my house. I think I get THAT gene from my Dad. He’s a practical joker and hilarious joke teller. I am so relieved that Jillian, at the ripe old age of 2,…
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November 29, 2010 by
Cheryl
…After I talk about this. I need to preface this post by saying: I promise not all of my posts are serious. This just effected me so much and I feel the need to talk about it. You’ll understand this post more if you read THIS post first (don’t worry, it’s short). On Monday morning,…
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November 22, 2010 by
Cheryl
If you’re wondering who I am, here is a link to my Introduction Post! I’m still absolutely thrilled to work with 5 minutes for special needs. We’ve all been there before. There are people ALL over the place that will question your parenting and give you unsolicited advice. I feel that I get MORE comments…
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November 15, 2010 by
Cheryl
Is this thing on? This is my first post for 5 Minutes for Special Needs. I figure before I get into the nitty gritty posts, I’d introduce myself and my family. My name is Cheryl. I have a husband- Adam- who I’ve been with for 10 years and married for 5 years. We have 2…
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