by Guest | Sep 16, 2022 | Disability Overview, Hope This Way..., Local Resources
Pediatric Cancer. Kids aren’t supposed to get cancer. It is an older person’s disease. September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and one of the goals is to change that false perception. This false perception needs to be pointed out....
by Guest | Aug 19, 2022 | Disability Overview, Hope This Way...
Oh, that we could be with our children every second of every day. Even more so with special needs kids and those with allergies or chronic conditions. But that isn’t practical. So we ask for a simple little thing known as a medical ID bracelet to speak for our...
by Annie Beth | Jun 23, 2020 | General Health, Hope This Way...
Sigh. Cabin Fever. Stay in Place. House Arrest. Whatever you & your family have called the COVID-19 lockdown. It has been a stressful time. As America begins to slowly phase back to normal, the warmer weather calls you to go outside. But what can you do, keeping...
by Annie Beth | Apr 13, 2020 | Hope This Way..., Kids Posts
Getting a free day or two to stay home from school has always been a welcome event for kids. Not so in these days of Coronavirus and forced home sheltering. Cabin fever sets in rather quickly. For parents of special needs kids with limited attention spans, the stress...
by Annie Beth | Jul 12, 2018 | Disability Overview, Hope This Way...
That is a mouthful as a headline. And that is the point, isn’t it? We are trying to draw attention during National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness & Prevention Month in July to the mouth and face. Cleft lip and craniofacial conditions are birth defects that...
by Annie Beth | Mar 11, 2018 | Disability Overview, Hope This Way...
“I like to compare having cerebral palsy with faulty wiring in a computer. You might hit Enter, but the computer thinks you’re hitting the Delete key. As you can guess, this is frustrating, but people with cerebral palsy can learn to adapt and lead normal...