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The Lessons I Learned while Raising a Child with EA/TEF

The Lessons I Learned while Raising a Child with EA/TEF

by Jolene | Jan 27, 2025 | Encouragement, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Support

The Lessons I Learned while Raising a Child with EA/TEF The lessons I learned while raising a child with EA/TEF have been many and varied. That’s to be expected since our son was born in 1982 with esophageal atresia (EA) and a tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF), two...
Looking Back at Your Child’s EA/TEF Journey

Looking Back at Your Child’s EA/TEF Journey

by Maggi Gale | Jan 22, 2025 | Encouragement, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Support

Looking Back at Your Child’s EA/TEF Journey Looking back at your child’s EA/TEF journey can give parents a new perspective about past events. Guest blogger Maggi Gale shares how her look back clearly showed her how God was with their family during their daughter’s...
How Do I Let Go of My Adult EA/TEF Child?

How Do I Let Go of My Adult EA/TEF Child?

by Valeria Conshafter | Jan 15, 2025 | How-Tos, In Parents, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Support

How Do I Let Go of My Adult EA/TEF Child? How do I let go of my adult EA/TEF child? That’s the question every parent of a baby born with EA/TEF hope to ask one day in future. That future is now for guest blogger Valeria Conshafter. Her daughter is looking at colleges...
How Can an EA/TEF Parent’s Anxiety Be Held in Check Before their Child Starts School?

How Can an EA/TEF Parent’s Anxiety Be Held in Check Before their Child Starts School?

by Karena Skibinski | Jan 8, 2025 | How-Tos, School/Education, Special Needs Parenting

How Can an EA/TEF Parent’s Anxiety Be Held in Check Before their Child Starts School? How can an EA/TEF parent’s anxiety be held in check before their child starts school? Karena Skibinski began asking herself that question several months before her son started...
Ringing in the New Year with EA/TEF Awareness Month

Ringing in the New Year with EA/TEF Awareness Month

by Jolene | Jan 2, 2025 | Special Needs Parenting

Ringing in the New Year with EA/TEF Awareness Month Ringing in the New Year with EA/TEF Awareness Month has been a Different Dream tradition since 2011. The “TEF” part is short for a condition known as tracheoesophageal fistula. The initials “EA” are short for...
When God Redeemed My Worst Christmas Ever and Used It for Good

When God Redeemed My Worst Christmas Ever and Used It for Good

by Jolene | Dec 23, 2024 | Encouragement, Holidays, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Support

When God Redeemed My Worst Christmas Ever and Used It for Good  When God redeemed my worst Christmas ever by using it for good, it came as a big surprise. Most likely because 1982 was the year of my worst Christmas ever, and the using it for good part didn’t come...
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Jolene Philo is a published author, speaker, wife, and mother of a son with special needs.

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