It was a difficult time when I gave birth to my son in 2001 with a somewhat unexpected diagnosis of Down Syndrome. It was suspected but not confirmed, just a couple of soft markers. Without doing an amnio, there was no way to know for sure until he was born. The...
“The best thing a family can do in the case of an emergency is to be prepared, and that includes having a plan in place for your pets. We hope that families take into account some simple steps that will help them feel ready to respond should disaster strike.” – Kostas...
Last week I published a blog post explaining my support of #YesOn2. Since then I’ve come to realize that I’m a distinct minority in the conservative Christian community for my medical marijuana advocacy. A voter guide has been making the rounds of our community and has been sent to me a number of times....
This morning I had the very dubious pleasure of watching the appearance of Gavin McInnes on The Sean Hannity show when it appeared on my Facebook stream courtesy of the National Down Syndrome Congress. As a mom of a soon-to-be 13-year-old young man with Down Syndrome, I was saddened and...
(This post was originally published last year. I’m reposting it to help promote the #dystoniapetition and #dystoniaawareness social media drives.) Please sign the petition to make September Dystonia Awareness month here. The Onset My symptoms came on fast and furious in August of 2010, just after I had decided to try to bring Nicolas home...
“And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespassed against us.” – Lord’s Prayer from the Book of Common Prayer When we think about self-care, forgiveness probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. Making our spiritual life a priority is an important part of self-care. When we’ve been...
What is my reason for writing? This blog, in a way, is kind of a brain dump of some of the 50 years of experiences I’ve spent on this earth. In my early days of Twelve Step recovery, I often wondered if my “war story” was kind of tame compared...