It’s National White Cane Day: Celebrating My Brave Girl
Almost 17 years ago, a perfectly bald, 7lbs, 5oz little girl was born. One month after a major hurricane swept…
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Disability
If You’re Stuck in the Angry Room
Recently, a good friend and I were chatting about the upcoming weekend. Her daughter, a first-grader, went to a birthday…
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I Live with Cerebral Palsy and Deep Peace
To the people God has given me to love: I thank Him every day for you. Grief is a funny…
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5 Ways to Practice Inclusion, from a Mom Raising a Disabled Child
My 6-year-old daughter JJ, has a rare genetic disorder called Rett Syndrome. She has a wheelchair, a speech device, and…
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By Laura Childers “Who Would Marry a Quadriplegic?”
It had started as a typical work day for me at a hospital home health agency. I heard it from…
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My Child Looks Different From Most—and It’s Okay To Ask Me Why
The last time I took the girls to the children's museum, my toddler was playing at the LEGO table, and…
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My Daughter in a Wheelchair is Not Invisible
It was Saturday afternoon and everything seemed on track for the upcoming teddy bear tea party at our local library.…
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By Cassandra Brandt It’s Hard When You Can’t Hug: A Post-Disability Mother-Daughter Relationship
The kind of mother I was at 32 was a strong, single, independent, provider type. I was a tradeswoman. I…
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Jesus Didn’t Heal My Body, But He’s Healed My Heart
For several years now, I have had these recurring, vivid dreams. In these dreams, I am never in my wheelchair.…
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By Casie Tyson My Son Has Spina Bifida, and Life is Still Beautiful
This post has been in my drafts for about a year. I write it. Rewrite it. Then delete it again.…
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By Her View From Home Parenting a Child With Invisible Special Needs is Hard, Too
As new parents frequently lament, kids don’t come with manuals. Parenting is very much a learn-as-you-go gig. One of the…
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By Jamie Sumner Thank You To My Doctor Who Only Saw My Child As Perfect
I was sitting in the waiting room of my OB’s office in my 24th week of pregnancy reeling from the…
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