"Are those your children?"
Years ago, I took my three daughters shopping. Nothing fancy, no special occasion. Just an average day as a father with his kids. In the midst of this everyday moment, a father with his children, a stranger approached me and with suspicion in...
We recognize how hard it is to find adaptive outdoor events for anyone with a disability, and understand it’s even more difficult when looking for all-accessible camps for kids.
So how do you find a camp? Social media plays an important role of course. Yes, there are s...
Aaron and I are getting married next Saturday, May 18. We’ve invited 70 of our close friends and family. Originally we started with only 30 guests, but somehow we’ve ended up with 70 guests 🙂 It’s going to be such a magical day as there are so many family friends I ha...
A few weeks ago, I went to an audiology appointment I’d been avoiding for over a year. Internally, I knew I could no longer hear as well as those around me. But my fear of learning this from a doctor kept me from facing the truth. Sure enough, I was told I have senso...
Did you know that there are low income limits for services like social security, agency for persons with disability services, housing authority services, etc?
These low income limits make it hard for people to live life to the fullest and get help they need. There are m...
I’m a mother of 3, living with Hydrocephalus for the last 12 years, since diagnosis. For the most part, I’ve had a “good run” with the effects of the condition (well, as good as it gets, I suppose). Funny thing is, life didn’t exactly give way when it decided to thrust...
When we think of Valentine’s Day, we think of love. And this year, I experienced that. But it was also a celebration of one of the principles that accompany love – acceptance. Allow me to elaborate:
Last year, my daughter began kindergarten at a new school. We found our...
I don't let my having spinabifada get in my way of daily living it doesn't define me i have good days and bad just like anyone else who has to live life the best of there abilities, Growing up I was always in the hospital having procedures done or at home recovering i...
I was lying awake last night battling my arch nemesis “Ms. Insomnia” and she engaged me in a fight of a lifetime. I couldn’t move, but my mind was running through a jungle fighting for my life as she tried to attack every fiber of my positivity. She ran me up a tree at...
Once there was a dream we had that flashed across our brains,
we saw it as a vision that would sharpen as it rains
and the tapping was a soundtrack as the roof would talk and sing,
giving dream the rhythm that then became a thing…
