Category: Spirituality and Musing
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Seeing ‘Special Needs’ Through the Eyes of My Other ‘Special’ Son
2 Likes Thank You!Over breakfast one morning, the older of my two boys threw a question that introduced me to another facet of special needs parenting. “Mom, why little brother receives special treatment?” “He is special!” I
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A Bus Encounter and A Whisper
2 Likes Thank You! In front of me was a huge, young man sharing his knowledge on the evolution of buses. He talked about the introduction of articulated buses in Europe in the 1950s, their manufacture in
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A Misstep And Its Disabling Effect
0 Likes Thank You! I did a misstep while going up and down from the pavement onto an elevated area while jogging one morning. It badly hurt my ankle, my first in my entire life. I sprained
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Coming to Terms with Reality
1 Likes Thank You!I called my son’s general pediatrician to ask if she could refer us to a colleague with expertise in developmental-behavioral pediatrics. Typically, general pediatricians have limited training in developmental disorders like learning disabilities, attention
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Three Coping Strategies in Clear and Present Danger: Lessons from ‘I Survived’
0 Likes Thank You! God forbid, but I have never been into a situation where I am faced with clear and present danger. The most life-threatening circumstance I have been into was childbirth, an out of the