My self care used to be non-existent. Having children, especially kids with additional needs, means my focus is always on them. Taking care of myself dwindled, which then led to my mental health suffering. I had to do something to help myself and start doing the things I once enjoyed again. Even if I don’t […]
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Our first week of summer is almost over and it’s already looking different from last year. We’re looking forward to being able to more things this year that we couldn’t do last year. A year ago it was our first summer where we could have actually gone out more as a family, but since COVID […]
We have a lot of goals set for our family this year, but here are the biggest ones we want to accomplish in the year 2020. Nicholas wears glasses and headphones — Nicholas wears his glasses at school, during therapy, for his grandparents, and for anyone but my husband and me. I really want to […]
We’ve been doing therapy since my son Nicholas was 6 months old. He was behind from the very beginning, and wasn’t hitting his milestones at all. He was oversensitive to everything, would arch his back a lot, and needed help with most things. It was recommended by his pediatrician that he start seeing an occupational […]
It was a year ago this month when my son Nicholas licked ice cream off a spoon. It was the first time he’d eaten anything by mouht in two years. And he actually liked it and wanted more. He has always struggled with anything near his mouth. For a few months following that he showed […]
This past winter was hard. Everything was getting to me and it hit me how much we’ve been through. I held my cool for a long time, but I think I finally processed the last 4 years. It’s been draining and exhausting. The kids had the most therapy we’ve experienced. Sometimes I feel so controlled […]
Daniel has been in therapy since he was 3 months old. He was born with multiple physical disabilities that led to a 4-week stay in the NICU. Once he came home, we immediately set him up for services. He started the Early Invention (EI) program with the hope that it would help him catch up […]
One of the things I want to work on this year is our busyness as a family. This includes therapy sessions, doctor appointments, and meetings with various service coordinators. After everything with the kids, there’s not a lot of time to be with our family. It’s easy to get sucked into all the therapy that […]
This year was big for my family. There were exciting times when important milestones were met such as walking and talking. Our family grew by one more when our daughter Grace was born in February. There were also hard times like when half our family was diagnosed with a rare genetic mutation. Whether it was […]