AWARENESS: Wishlist for Children’s Hospital of New Jersey!
While we don’t normally request donations from our community, this one was special. I recall a time that my youngest son was brought to the hospital with a high fever only to have to admit him for a...
View ArticleOne Text Message…
“Eric found a friend in the jungle gym and they are playing together. Eric won’t let him out of his sight.. Grandma is crying.” One text message… 24 words… a few tiny bits of data. If you are a parent...
View ArticleNailing It: Advice For Family and Friends of Special Needs Parents
For some time now, I’ve been meaning to write an article offering some advice to friends and family of Special Needs parents. I think it’s important that we recognize how difficult, awkward and...
View ArticleThere’s No Business Like Show Business
Last night I abandoned my husband and son to enjoy an evening at the theater. Granted, it was a youth production of The Wizard of Oz in which my niece played a cornstalk, but, still. A night at the...
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We have reached a momentous milestone in our home. My son, PJ, has started his first year of full-day school. For the first time in over four years, my house is strangely quiet between the hours of 8am...
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