by Jolene | May 29, 2024 | Different Dream, Grief, In Parents, PTSD, Special Needs Parenting, Uncategorized
Experiencing post-traumatic growth (PTG) while raising a child with disabilities may not be on your radar screen when you’re drowning in the stress associated with caregiving. The only growth that concerned me during our son’s medically fragile years was increasing...
by Kelly Denham | May 15, 2024 | Different Dream, Grief, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Support
Mending broken hearts is all too familiar to guest blogger Kelly Denham. She and her husband’s hearts are still mending after a medical mistake left their son TJ irrevocably injured and later resulted in the decision she wrote about in today’s post. On February 26,...
by Jolene | May 8, 2024 | Different Dream, Encouragement, Holidays, Special Needs Parenting
Special needs mom, how are you doing this Mother’s Day? Has anyone asked you that question before? Has anyone acknowledged that your feelings may not match what cards and commercials make them out to be? Have you had the courage to acknowledge, even to yourself, the...
by Jolene | Apr 22, 2024 | Different Dream, Holidays, How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting
My favorite vacation planning tips for special needs families were put to good use this past January and February. Our original idea was a 3-generation trip to Disney World over spring break. Due to some health issues we weren’t sure would be resolved beforehand and...
by Lisa Pelissier | Apr 17, 2024 | Advocacy, Different Dream, Encouragement, Special Needs Parenting
The weight of silence as parents of kids with disabilities is all too familiar to guest blogger Lisa Pelissier. In this post she explains why she and other parents don’t talk about what’s going on with their kids and why they might want to rethink that decision. The...
by Todd and Kristin Evans | Apr 10, 2024 | Books and Resources, Books and Resources, Different Dream, How-Tos, Special Needs Parenting, Spiritual Support
Todd and Kristin Evans know that tending to marriage while raising a child with disabilities can be challenging. About 12 years ago after their medically fragile daughter arrived, they decided to give their marriage one more shot before admitting defeat. In their new...
