November is Epilepsy Awareness month. Our family lives with epilepsy, but I don’t think about it very much if that makes sense. Earlier this week I had the opportunity to attend (from our house) a presentation Roxanne Cogil with the Epilepsy Foundation gave on seizure recognition and how to help if you see someone having … Continue reading Epilepsy Aware
When people ask me about how Grace is doing with quarantine and how we are coping I’ve found myself explaining to them my desire to put Grace in a bubble and just leave her there. In my mind this bubble would keep her safe from any physical or emotional harm that would come her way. … Continue reading The Bubble
Kevin’s been trying to get me to buy fewer books and be a better customer of our library. It’s been a good stretch for me but failed miserably with this book. I’ll be buying it. I’ve read this book in small pieces. Often times so overwhelmed that I had to put it down. Other times … Continue reading A Mind Unraveled: A Memoir by Kurt Eichenwald
Last week at this time Kevin, Grace, Graham, and I were just home from a family camp that serves special needs families. As part of the programming, the mom’s were all pulled together for some focused time. In that time there was a comment made about the club of special needs motherhood. Some of the … Continue reading Welcome to the club
I hesitate to even write this. I hesitate to even begin. I’m not one to post on politics. I choose more often to focus on the less controversial topics that we deal with as a special needs family. My hesitation is also based on me finding myself trying really hard not to judge based on … Continue reading Pre-existing Condition
the world according to grace, graham, and occasionally a furry dog 