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Motherhood
July 31, 2020
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To the Mother I Was Before Autism

Dear self, Hi. It’s me . . . well, you . . . it’s you from the future. I wanted to talk you through some things, and I know…

Kids, Motherhood
July 6, 2020
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Becoming a Special Needs Parent Was Unexpected—But So is My Strength As a Mother

I never wanted to be here. Carting my child from one therapy appointment to another. Arguing with the insurance company about which prescriptions…

Motherhood
May 7, 2020
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Mommy Always Makes it Better, So Why Can’t I?

Charlie is almost seven. He’s severely autistic. The truth is that raising a nonverbal, autistic child is emotionally draining. I wish I could…

Motherhood
April 21, 2020
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This is the Part of Special Needs Parenting No One Talks About

I understand that generalizations can be upsetting, so I want everyone to be clear I am not clumping all special needs parents into the confines of…

Child, Motherhood
November 27, 2019
3 Minute Read

Two Minutes in a Mom’s Brain on Diagnosis Day

White walls. Tile floor. Blue table. Chair. Breathe. My eyes look around the room again. White walls. Tile floor. Blue table. Chair. Breathe. No…

Living
November 12, 2019
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Contestant Wins $5—And Our Hearts—After His Final Jeopardy Response Chokes Up Alex Trebek

Dhruv Gaur must have known he was throwing the game. But what the Brown University college student scribbled on his telestrator as the familiar Final…

Child, Kids
May 10, 2019
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I Don’t Know if it’s ADHD, But I Do Know My Son Needs Me to Fight For Him

We were driving home from preschool when my 4-year-old mumbled something almost inaudible from the back seat. “Am I bad?” My spine…

Cancer
May 4, 2019
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To My Mom When She Was Diagnosed With Cancer

Dear Mom, I’ll never forget the day you were diagnosed with cancer. Neither of us cried. I’m not sure if it was because we were just too numb…

Health, Motherhood
March 8, 2018
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I Was Scared To Look at My Baby When He Was Born

The day had arrived. We prepared for this day for months. Only we didn’t prep in the way most families do for a new arrival. There was no stocking…

Cancer, Featured, Inspiration, Journal
September 19, 2014
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Apple Cancer

The story of how it all began: Once upon a time there was girl. A lovely, unassuming girl. On a spring afternoon, she went for a walk at one of her…

diagnosis

To the Mother I Was Before Autism

Becoming a Special Needs Parent Was Unexpected—But So is My Strength As a Mother

Mommy Always Makes it Better, So Why Can’t I?

This is the Part of Special Needs Parenting No One Talks About

Two Minutes in a Mom’s Brain on Diagnosis Day

Contestant Wins $5—And Our Hearts—After His Final Jeopardy Response Chokes Up Alex Trebek

I Don’t Know if it’s ADHD, But I Do Know My Son Needs Me to Fight For Him

To My Mom When She Was Diagnosed With Cancer

I Was Scared To Look at My Baby When He Was Born

Apple Cancer

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