Posts Tagged ‘support’
"But It's So Hard, Mommy"
For almost all eight years I’ve written this blog, I’ve focused on Jordan’s health. Everything I do is focused on making sure she is strong mentally and physically. That’s why we’ve made a glorious return to occupational therapy to prevent periodic shoulder pain. Our recent appointments have shown Jordan’s left shoulder blade is weak and…
Read More +Running for Camp is Hard Work!
She did it! Jordan ran in her first 5K race and we came pretty darn close to raising enough money to send another child to Camp No Limits! Jordan, Cameron and I geared up with lots and lots of glowing gear to run in a glow run in our town. This was the first time…
Read More +That's what you're supposed to do
During Labor Day, a magical thing happened while many families were sneaking in one more trip to the pool or enjoying an extra day off from work. Diana Nyad, a 64-year-old swimmer who has tried five times to swim from Cuba to the Florida Keys without protection from sharks, finally reached her goal. The first…
Read More +Ways You Can Help Boston Marathon Amputees
The bombing attack at the Boston Marathon is overwhelming. Three deaths… more than 150 injuries. The images, the emotions and the knowledge that at least four people lost limbs in the attack breaks my heart. As a member of the Red Cross digital volunteer corps, I know there are resources for the victims. But I…
Read More +Get to know the So What Campaign
There’s a really great high school project underway that needs your help so it can get funding and continue to grow. It’s called the So What Campaign. I encouraged the organizers to write a little more to explain what they’re trying to do and how you can help: I am Karlee and I was born…
Read More +Taking Concerns to Huffington Post
I rarely publish my opinions on sites beyond Born Just Right, but a new show had me concerned enough to try and bring it to a wider audience. AMC, the network known for awesome television shows like Mad Men, is airing a reality show called Freakshow in February. There’s an ad on the network now…
Read More +The 2012 Olympics opens with an angelic limb difference
The Paralympic Opening Ceremonies a month away… but did you know a limb different child helped open the Olympic Games? Did you hear the beautiful solo of a well-known British hymn, Jerusalem? (It isn’t easy to find online. Here’s a link I found so you can watch.) What I didn’t notice the first time I…
Read More +Getting into the right mindset
This morning was the start of a new week-long summer camp. It’s Cameron’s fifth year attending Camp Invention but it’s Jordan’s first. That means a new environment, new kids and new questions. We’ve been through it many times before but it’s been a while since Jordan went into a totally new environment to meet new…
Read More +Challenging Day
I sent Jordan to school with a collection of her favorite pictures of her Grandma. It’s Grandparents Day at her school. They hold this big event every year and it’s always a big deal to my kids. This would have been Jordan’s first year celebrating it. She’s been jealous of the event the last four…
Read More +An unseen hero
When I first moved to my current hometown, Cameron was a year old and the idea of having a second child hadn’t really come up just yet in our family. I did not have many people to give me tips on who to pick as a pediatrician. I called my healthcare provider and they gave…
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