by Jolene | Jun 30, 2010 | Advocacy, Special Needs Parenting
The first post in this series introduced you to Deborah Arrona, her husband Salvador, and their daughter Aria. If you haven’t read Part 1 of the series, the background information it provides will help this post make more sense. Salvador and Deborah were only 20...
by Jolene | Jun 28, 2010 | Advocacy, Special Needs Parenting
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Meeting parents of kids with special needs and hearing their stories is the best part of what I do. Recently, I met Deborah Arrona via the Coffee Klatch, a Twitter community for parents of kids with a wide...
by Jolene | Apr 2, 2010 | Advocacy, Special Needs Parenting
Several previous posts have addressed the need for parents to advocate on behalf of their hospitalized children. But until now, none of those posts dealt specifically with issue of patient safety. Josie’s Story by Sorrel King The importance of patient safety is...
by Jolene | Mar 10, 2010 | Advocacy, Special Needs Parenting
The previous post in this series introduced you to Justin and Victoria Nelson, proud parents of Moriah, age two. In this post, you’ll hear their answers to some questions about how Moriah’s medical saga has impacted them. How Has This Changed You? Justin:...
by Jolene | Mar 8, 2010 | Advocacy, Special Needs Parenting
Every now and then, God flabbergasts me with his creative ways of bringing people together. Recently, he used modern cyberspace and an old-fashioned book to connect me with to delightful young parents. Moriah’s Mom and Dad I first learned about Moriah’s...
by Jolene | Aug 13, 2009 | Advocacy, Special Needs Parenting
When a child is hospitalized, a clear-thinking parent at the bedside is very good medicine. Here are five things clear-thinking parents do to help their hospitalized children: #1 Stay Calm It’s hard to stay calm when a child is in distress, on the way to surgery...
