Our Fill In The Blankie Winner is: Colleen from The Princess and the Monkey! Enjoy! I’ll be emailing you soon! You can also find Tammy and Parker hanging out at their other blog: Praying For Parker and Twitter where they are known as ParkerMama.
Tag Archive: special needs
Seclusion, Restraint and the Public School System
From My File of Things That Make Me See Red: I’m the mother of a medically fragile child with special needs. This kid has spent many an hour circling the drain. As a matter of fact, I writing this post from his hospital room after a very unexpected surgery on Sunday. The bottom line is…
Fill In The Blankie Giveaway!
I’m going to confess one of my deepest, darkest secrets. ………. I’m a blankie snob. Phew. It feels good to get that into the light. Can you blame me though? Think how important your child’s blankie is: Being one of his biggest sources of comfort, a blankie needs to be the right weight and have…
Special Needs?
I’m not sure Ivy qualifies as a special needs child. For the last four months we have had a fairly ‘normal’ life. Or normal, in comparison to four months ago, at least. It’s funny how we gage things, isn’t it Because it’s not really normal that my, just turned three year old, understands what a canula is,…
Justice For All
The blog, Justice For All is sounding a call to arms for the disability community, saying this community is underrepresented within Obama’s transition team. Disability organizations are calling for more inclusion, jobs for those with disabilities within the new administration, as well as a domestic policy adviser who has experience with disability issues. Action Alert!…
One Little Word
If you were to choose ONE WORD that would sum up your goals and the direction of your heart for 2009, what would that word be? Daphne Rose Kingma expresses her thoughts on the power of just one word this way: Language does have the power to change reality. Therefore, treat your words as the…
How Prepared Are YOU?
In the case of an emergency how prepared would you be? Did you know that upwards of 15 states have had a significant portion of their population lose power for a day, and in many cases, more? Much more. How about those who have had to grab their bug out bags and flee fires and…
Christmas Carols: Special Needs Style
Right off the bat I’ve got to make it known that I didn’t come up with these Christmas carols. Nope. The thanks goes to Terri Mauro. You can find more of her stuff over at About.com:Special Needs Children (Drat! I can’t get these to post up any bigger than thumbnails. So, under each thumbnail I’ve…
This Just In: No More Medicaid Waiting Lists
Wanna make a difference with just the click of your mouse? Renee Beauregard, a mom, adocate, and small business has laid out a very important proposal over at change.org. Oh. You haven’t heard about change.org? Let me fill you in a bit: “Ideas for Change in America is a citizen-driven effort to identify and create…
I Bet You Thought I Forgot……
about announcing the winner of our book review, Against Medical Advice. Nope. Things at the Brave Hero’s Home have been a wee bit nuts to say the least. I knew this last surgery was going to include a rough recovery time, but wow, this has exceeded even my expectations. I need Santa to bring me…