Posted in Parenting, Special Needs, Therapy, tagged advocacy, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, behavioral challenges, cerebral palsy, hemiplegia, hemiplegic cerebral palsy, intra-uterine stroke, parenting, parenting special needs, pediatric stroke, Sensory Processing Disorder, SPD, special needs, stroke, stroke in-utero on January 5, 2013| 2 Comments »
A woke up early this morning, with the realization that I have become an activist. I have many friends who are activists. One even chained herself to trees so they would not be cut down. I never thought of myself like this until now. (more…)
Posted in Special Needs, tagged advocacy, cerebral palsy, hemiplegic cerebral palsy, intra-uterine stroke, Laterman Act, parenting special needs, pediatric stroke, special needs, stroke, stroke in-utero on December 28, 2012| 5 Comments »
I did something the other day that I am ashamed of. In the past, I have tried to never engage in a discussion about politics or religion on social media. It just ends up ruffeling someone’s feathers and worse. Well, I slipped up, and then in the discussion that followed, I even dropped an “f-bomb” on Facebook.
Posted in Parenting, Special Needs, Therapy, Uncategorized, tagged cerebral palsy, hemiplegia, hemiplegic cerebral palsy, intra-uterine stroke, parenting special needs, pediatric stroke, special needs, stroke, stroke in-utero on August 13, 2012| Leave a Comment »
CHASA (Childhood Hemiplegic and Stroke Association) just posted a beautifully written blog post called “When That Feeling Hits“. I still have a tear in my eye after reading it. While you are there, check out the rest of the website and if you can, please give a few dollars to this wonderful organization that helps those of us who are raising children with hemiplegia, hemiparesis or childhood stroke.
Posted in Special Needs, Therapy, tagged cerebral palsy, CIMT, constraint induced movement therapy, hemiplegia, hemiplegic cerebral palsy, intra-uterine stroke, parenting special needs, pediatric stroke, special needs, stroke, stroke in-utero on August 11, 2012| 1 Comment »
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cerebral palsy, hemiplegia, hemiplegic cerebral palsy, intra-uterine stroke, pediatric stroke, special needs, stroke in-utero on August 2, 2012| 1 Comment »
Often, others share that if I had not told them, they would not know Sierra had a massive stroke in-utero. She will be three years old next month and she can run, jump, climb and dance. (more…)
Posted in Parenting, Special Needs, tagged cerebral palsy, hemiplegia, hemiplegic cerebral palsy, intra-uterine stroke, pediatric stroke, special needs, stroke, stroke in-utero on August 1, 2012| 1 Comment »
Like many parents of special needs kids, I have had to navigate the thoughts and emotions of guilt about my part in causing my kids to have developmental delays. I know that for some parents or caregivers, there is a clear and direct cause for these challenges in their children. (more…)
Posted in Parenting, Special Needs, tagged cerebral palsy, hemiplegia, hemiplegic cerebral palsy, intra-uterine stroke, pediatric stroke, special needs, stroke, stroke in-utero on July 20, 2012| 1 Comment »
May 2010 was a whirlwind month for our family. My twin eight month old girls tested for developmental delays. Before I could even take a deep breath, Sierra’s doctors were scheduling an MRI, an EEG, a heart ultrasound and extensive blood work. (more…)
