Guess what I’ve found out about childhood cancer…one of the long term side effects is apparently a raging case of hypochondria. It’s not hard to figure out, but Peyton is addicted to pills. Not in an Amy-Winehouse-Betty-Ford-bound sort of way…but I suppose that’s what happens when you take daily medications for thirty months. Now that…
Monthly Archives: January 2009
Try This Tuesday #28: Getting Through the Night
If you’d like to join in but aren’t sure what to write about, try the topic suggestion for this week: Book Recommendations – what book or books have you found most helpful since finding out your child has special needs? I’m answering this question for myself over at my blog, since I actually have a…
Got a doctor who’s given you hope about your child?
Greetings, everyone. This is Ellen, mom to Max, 6, and Sabrina, 4. A little background on how I got here: Max had a stroke at birth. Doctors told my husband and I that he might not walk or talk. That he’d have mental retardation. That he could have hearing and seeing problems. Basically, every nightmare…
Mama on the Edge – an Interview with Queen Mara!
She’s irreverant – she’s hilarious – and she is surviving while raising two sons on the Autism spectrum. As the mother of four teenagers myself, Mama Mara is my hero! Tell me a little about yourself and your family. Most people in Blogland know me as Mama Mara, or Queen Mara for those of a…
Through her eyes
My brother bent his knees, jumped as high as he could, and spun around in the air. He landed and fell to the floor laughing. It made me laugh, too. He said he was dancing. My other brother bounced his head, wiggled his arms, and shrugged his shoulders with the music. He stood up and…
Feeleez Giveaway!
Being the Mom of a child who lives with a trach as well as an extra chromosome, I find that communication with Parker can be like walking over fire barefoot a tad bit frustrating. Because being non-verbal isn’t about not being smart. Parker understands each and ever word I say to him. He’s a bright…
Busy Body Book Giveaway Winner
The winner of our Busy Body Book giveaway is: #25 [email protected] Heidi, you have the choice of the Busy Book Planner OR the Busy Book Wall Calendar. Be looking for my email! Enjoy!
Why Doesn’t She Just…?
See her? That mom over there? Why doesn’t she just… …Leave her baby in the nursery at church? …Give it a rest with the hand sanitizer? …Breastfeed? Or that one — right over there — why doesn’t she just… …Make her child behave? …Stay home? …Get a sitter? What about that one — why doesn’t…
Thumbs Up for a Good Team Meeting
Well, we had the team meeting I posted about last week. I was pretty happy with how well it came together, especially when the gym teacher replied to the email and said that she was interested in attending the meeting or in somehow getting some assistance working with Michael. The autism consultant, who is available…
What Does Autism Look Like?
The other day I was talking with a classmate—someone with whom I’ve recently become acquainted—and we got on the subject of autism. The conversation turned to my daughter, and I showed my friend a YouTube video of my daughter singing. The response I got was, “Wow, I would never guess she had autism.” I get…