Today marks three years since I last witnessed Anna have a tonic-clonic (grand mal) seizure. The 4th of July will always have extra significance to me because of this. I can’t say for certain that she will never have another seizure again but I’m definitely more hopeful now than ever before. I fervently hope that...
You’ve heard of Sister Wives on TLC? I feel an equal kinship with the women who’ve shared my journey with Anna’s special needs for the last ten years. I call them my Sister Moms. Our first get-together of the iVillage group was back in 2003. We called it the Rubber Duckie Reunion. When you find out...
Today is the National Day to Spread the Word to End the Word. It’s been a busy day and I’ve gotten the kids settled into bed after spending the evening with Anna at Special Olympics soccer practice. Having just watched her win a gold medal in basketball two weeks ago, I’m especially pleased that the...
Anna’s been training since January to compete in the Individual Skills for Basketball in the Special Olympics and her competition was last weekend. I was so proud of her for winning a gold medal! It was set up so well (even though we had to drive to San Marcos), each athlete was teamed up with...
I thought I was due for a long Elusive Tranquility update. For those of you who are new to my site, my blog started as a parenting blog to share stories about Anna, my now 10-year old daughter, who has multiple special needs and I called my original blog Elusive Tranquility. Of course I also...
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