Dear Mom Dealing With Your Child’s New Diagnosis
I’ve been where you are, facing a scary unknown for my child. Nothing, nothing compares to the thick net of overpowering emotions that capture you as you deal with your child’s new diagnosis. Even if you “suspected it.” I was pregnant with my...
Why My Son Doesn’t Make Me a “Special Kind of Person”
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Mary Evelyn Smith for a summer series highlighting great bloggers who focus on disability. In 2012 when my son was born with spina bifida, a birth defect of the spine, I joined the ranks of millions of people worldwide who...
Take the Seizures Away, Far, Far Away!
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Kelli McIntosh for a summer series highlighting great bloggers who focus on disability. I wanted to know why my son, Kyle, had epilepsy. I wanted to know why he was born with special needs. I wanted to know why any child...
When a Woman Noticed My Daughter Because She Has Down Syndrome
It was a family affair. My family of five plus my in-laws went garage sale shopping. We found top notch walkie-talkies for $2, four Nintendo DS games for $10, an almost new set of Chaps suitcases for only $35, and many other great deals. And then there was the Mickey...
The “Thorn” of My Cerebral Palsy
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Mike Matthews for a summer series highlighting great bloggers who focus on disability. Being a Christian and living with cerebral palsy is not an easy task. I often deal with friends who are nice but misguided. They are...
Ellen Stumbo writes and speaks about finding beauty in brokenness with gritty honesty and openness. She's passionate about sharing the real – sometimes beautiful and sometimes ugly – aspects of faith, parenting, special needs, and adoption. Ellen’s writing has appeared on Focus on the Family, LifeWay, MomSense, Not Alone, Mamapedia and the Huffington Post.