Special Needs Parents and their Power of Empathy
It shocks me to this day how much I understand the concept of empathy more now than I ever have. There’s a very few number of people who have gone through something EXACTLY like you, so empathy is hard to find. Even if you have the same experience, it is all very different. However, as […]
A Poem of Acceptance
I watched the video I saw who you used to be Your little dimples, Your little squeaks Your eyes they wondered – Your little hands grasped mine A while ago it kept me alive I laid in bed, Replaying again and again Praying you’d keep breathing Praying I’d have you back again I watched it […]
How Time Has Helped Me to Accept
Time Heals? People often say, “Time heals” or “Wait a little while, it’ll feel better” In the context of a disabled child, though, this is a really hard thing to hear because more often than not, time doesn’t heal – it just brings different sets of challenges. At first you’re dealing with the impact of […]
The Power of Silence in the Healing Process
There was a time when I enjoyed silence – I would lay on the floor in my college dorm and simply think. I could take a walk and enjoy myself – enjoy nature, enjoy the breeze. The silence was peaceful, and it was healing. While my daughter was in the ICU with a new life […]
A G-Tube Recipe, But One You Can Eat Too!
Salmon and Green Beans One of my goals in homemaking my daughter food is to create something that I would eat too. I didn’t want to just find what she needed in one day and mix it all together, saying “Oh well she won’t taste it anyway.” I wanted to make her meals – meals […]