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 | Jun 22, 2012 | Advocacy, Special Needs Parenting
Hello readers, and welcome back to Part 3 of the interview with special needs dad Matt McNeil. In our final session together, Matt shares how his family stays involved with the special needs community. And he talks about his young adult novel, The Strange Tale of Ben...
by Jolene | Jun 21, 2012 | Advocacy, Special Needs Parenting
Welcome back to Different Dream for Part 2 of our interview with special needs dad Matt McNeil. Matt and his wife Shannon are the parents of Waverly and Oliver who live with MPS III, a terminal special needs diagnosis. In Part 1 of Matt’s interview, he gave the...
by Jolene | Jun 20, 2012 | Advocacy, Special Needs Parenting
Today I’m pleased to introduce you to special needs dad Matt McNeil. He and his wife Shannon are the parents of two children with special needs: Waverly (8) and Oliver (5). Over the next few days, Matt will tell you about his experience as father to two children...