What makes you happy? What are the things that are important in your life? Do you ever think about these kinds of things? I have lately. My conclusion? Happiness is a verb. While that may not be such a huge surprise to anyone, it has certainly given me a lot of things to contemplate this… [Continue Reading]
Parker’s IEP, Lobbyists, and dusting off my army boots.
May 15, 13 by 4 Comments
We met for Parker’s IEP last week. Most of those at the table I truly love and owe an amazing amount of thanks too. Notice I said most. I had requested that the Occupation Therapist put into the IEP the need for an actual evaluation for Parker and the DATE by which it would be… [Continue Reading]
Prom and a Prayer
May 4, 13 by 1 Comment
It seems like just yesterday that this young man was just a kid. Deep down inside I think he still is. But shouldn’t there always be a little bit of a kid in all of us? Friday was Prom. He and the beautiful young lady next to him had a fantastic time. It wasn’t that… [Continue Reading]
Making my way out the other end: Faith
May 1, 13 by Leave a Comment
Things have turned for the better around here. Parker is still producing grand amounts of snot, but we’ve been able to keep him home. The EKG is still on Monday, but my heart’s a little bit calmer about that. I tend to go through periods where I find myself needing to grow my faith. Periods… [Continue Reading]
Believe
Apr 28, 13 by Leave a Comment
We’ve had to drag out the big guns. The output of Parker’s nose has become dire and wiping simply isn’t going to take care of it. We attach this seemingly innocent little piece of plastic to Parker’s regular suction machine that we use to suction out his trach. Think of it as a high powered… [Continue Reading]
