It has been quite a while since the last post to this blog, and it’s about time I just sat and typed a bit about my “why.”   Why I advocate.  Why I am dedicated to this cause.  Why I care so much about special people.
I have used this blog to be like an online [...]

Well, it happened again.  Nearly two years from the time I posted this, my sister had to go to the hospital again.  This time, her group home staff noticed she wasn’t feeling well, something to do with her abdomen and her white count being elevated, so they took her to the local emergency department (ED) [...]

My mother works in administration at a University that trains students in all sorts of fields of study including special education.  In her 20 plus years there, she’s had a few chances to share a parent’s perspective of the special needs education system to prospective teachers.  One such opportunity came this week. 
Working with the developmentally and [...]

A few months ago, I posted information about our annual Hog for Hope  fundraiser, and how excited we were to get started with the specifics, in this, our ninth year.   The events wrap up on Friday, June 4 with a BBQ catered meal sponsored by Outback Steakhouse, live blue bands all night long, and the [...]

Recently, the nation paused for a moment of reflection during the National Day of Prayer.  An organizer of a group on Facebook, Betty Greene, sent a message to participants that day that struck my attention.  Though I don’t know her, nor have I ever met her, I feel her message is worthy of reposting.  She [...]

I came into work one day this week so excited about something I read the night before.  When one of my little guys was ill, I turned to The American Academy of Pediatrics, “Caring for your Baby and Young Child” book that I received as a member of the Publix supermarkets Baby Club.  While nearly [...]

From time to time our email inboxes can be inundated with the equivalent of spam sent from well-intentioned, forward-happy friends who are touched by a story they read online and choose to send to everyone else to be touched as well.  The thing is, so many times those forwards come from folks who have a lot [...]

A blog post last week mentioned a basketball encounter my husband had at our local YMCA where he stood up for a fellow player who had special needs.  I received a lot of comments from people I know who had read the blog and heard the story, but one email in particular came from someone [...]

When someone passes away, there is a void left where he or she once was.  When that person has special needs, there is a little different feeling.  People with developmental disabilities need added, extra care and support throughout their lives.  Picture raising a five-year-old child who stays five for 60 years or more, and that’s [...]