Rett Syndrome Is Only Half of Our Family’s Story
Anxiety. Depression. Perfectionism. Guilt. An over willingness to please. Feelings of neglect. These are just a few of the issues…
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Anxiety. Depression. Perfectionism. Guilt. An over willingness to please. Feelings of neglect. These are just a few of the issues…
Continue ReadingIt might be 16 years too late to properly depict the depressive senses that engulfed my whole being when I…
Continue ReadingSweet babe, have you heard the news? You’re going to be a big sibling! Our family is growing, and there…
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Continue ReadingWhen your sibling dies, you will experience gut-punch grief. When your sibling dies, you will see your parents cry like…
Continue ReadingI fall into the bed in the guest room at 3 a.m., utterly exhausted from managing the various wakeups of…
Continue ReadingThis wasn't the plan. This wasn't on the calendar to happen so soon. I need you to know, I could…
Continue ReadingDear firstborn, I promise to remember you are still my baby. When your baby brother is born and you suddenly…
Continue ReadingI often wonder if you will remember your sister. You used to hold her and sing lullabies or whatever sweet…
Continue ReadingOne day I was at the store buying a new cell phone, trying to wrap up the transaction as the…
Continue ReadingI haven't seen my brother in nine years. We last stood together on a rocky outcropping overlooking Horseshoe Park. Balancing…
Continue ReadingI was someone who always wanted to be a mom. When it didn't happen easily for me, the 28 months…
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