by Jolene | Aug 23, 2012 | Grief, Spiritual Support
Adoption changes families in a myriad of ways. For the past two days, Sue Badeau has been sharing the story of how adopting 20 children. 3 of those children had terminal diagnoses, changed their family. In Part 1, you met Sue and her husband Hector and heard their...
by Jolene | Aug 22, 2012 | Grief, Spiritual Support
Adoption is a life-changing decision for every member of the family. Yesterday, in Part 1 of a series about adopting children with terminal illnesses, you met Hector and Sue Badeau. They have 2 birth children, 20 adopted children (that is not a typo), and 3 of those...
by Jolene | Aug 21, 2012 | Grief, Spiritual Support
Adoption is a life-changing decision for families, one that required deep thought, discussion, and research. Families that want to adopt children with special needs or terminal diagnoses have even more to think about. Today, Different Dream welcomes Hector and Sue...
by Jolene | Jan 12, 2012 | Advocacy, Special Needs Parenting
Do you remember when your children took their first steps? Are you still waiting for the day to come? Are you wondering if it will ever come? As today’s post shows, guest blogger Ellen Stumbo knows how you feel, whether your child learned to walk easily, needed...
by Nancy Flanders | Dec 28, 2011 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
Yesterday, guest blogger Nancy Flanders talked about two issues parents of kids with special needs should consider when thinking about expanding their families – level of support and finances. Today, she shares four more issues to help parents wondering about...