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August 29, 2018

Harness Your Power

A recent visit to the ER for my son Nicky powerfully reminded me how much power we have, as parents of children with rare diseases, to control the situation. To control how we are treated. To make sure we are listened to. We are, after all, the experts on our kids!...

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August 29, 2017

We Judge & It’s Wrong. It’s Just Wrong.

I was reading an excerpt of the book by Taraji P. Henson (Around the Way Girl: A Memoir) about her life as a single mom and it hit me hard. Harder than I imagined. I read and re-read the few sentences and I felt as if I wrote them myself....

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