From the Beginning: born with Amniotic Band Syndrome (Limb Difference) When we made the choice to adopt, and were awaiting the call that a birthmothe…
What is wrong with me? Is it only just a little over four years since I held Belle in my tummy? It feels like a lifetime ago. Raising her has been the most challenging thin…
The Diagnosis: Cerebral Palsy When you first become a parent, you look for all those first milestones. First smile, first word, first steps. This is what we have been taught to do…
first Miss Wheelchair World I'm Laura, and I'm 28 years old from Italy. I've been in a wheelchair since 2011 because I had a peripheral neuropathy called Charcot Marie Thoot. I …
How it all started My name is Aimee. My daughter, Emily, was born with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus. Emily is 11 now, and just started senior school, or high school i…
Why I Am Extra Grateful for Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is always a time of deep gratitude for me. It is a time of reflection on a year that Thanksgiving wasn’t all about turkey and pie. When …
Celebrating the joys of "up syndrome" Emmy made a surprise entrance into the world 6 weeks early. I was being constantly monitored because there were periods where she was not moving. On …
Doing Everything I can to help my daughter with special needs When you find out you're going to be a parent you know it’s going to have it’s ups and downs but what about when things don’t go quite as planned?I c…
The Diagnosis: Down syndrome 02/16/2016 - Based on my menstrual diary, on a Tuesday, I realized I was 2 weeks late. I could no longer resist my curiosity so my husband and I…
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