by Jolene | Sep 30, 2011 | Advocacy, Special Needs Parenting
This past August, young relative of ours delivered her first child 7 weeks early. Baby Tommy is a fighter, starting to gain weight (he’s now over four pounds) and even beginning to nurse from his mother. The only pesky problem remaining is a lower-than-desired...
by Jolene | Oct 1, 2010 | Encouragement, Spiritual Support
After a recent interview with a parent, part of the research for the work in progress, Different Dream Parenting: Raising a Child with Special Needs, I was speechless. The wisdom of the young mom who granted the interview blew me away. Parenting for Life The mom and...
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 | Nov 25, 2009 | Books and Resources, PTSD
For the past few weeks, National Public Radio (NPR) has been airing a series called The Impact of War. While listening to several episodes that described the symptoms of PTSD in returning vets, the similarities to our son Allen’s PTSD symptoms (caused by early,...