“When my boys got their first powerchairs, I felt immense joy as they sped around the cul-de-sac racing together, but I also felt like someone had punched me in the stomach. How did we get here so fast?”
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“When my boys got their first powerchairs, I felt immense joy as they sped around the cul-de-sac racing together, but I also felt like someone had punched me in the stomach. How did we get here so fast?”
“Life is a flowerbed of countless unique colors.”
“You don’t fully fit with other parents. And you don’t fully fit with autistic people either. It feels like you cannot be both.
“They kept telling me I needed to let this mama sink or swim on her own. I knew I could never do that. I will always be there with my door open for young and afraid moms.”
“I felt stuck in the deepest, darkest hole. I had a decision to make—be hurt by these statements people are saying about me or help end the stigma in the Christian community.”
“My recovery has been more than just about walking again.”
“Don’t teach your children to hate or hide their diagnosis. There is NOTHING they aren’t capable of accomplishing.”
“When the world feels too big, too noisy, too chaotic – a hood provides a barrier. A safe space. A partition between the person and the rest of the world.”
“My struggle should not take away from your happiness.”
“It was an innocent and valid question, but it’s moments like these that hit me in the gut.”