THE HARDSHIPS OF KEEPING AN ILLNESS PRIVATE

Losing friends is never easy. It’s especially difficult when you lose friends to something you simply can’t control, which is death. No matter how much you want to see and talk to your deceased friend, you can’t, and it’s because life is just unfair. I lost three amazing people in three different times in my …

THE 5 THINGS THEY DON’T TELL YOU ABOUT EPILEPSY

In the latest post that I wrote, I told you all about my short stint as a co-host on a podcast that was, and still is, all about invisible disabilities. I, specifically, talked about my own experiences living with cerebral palsy and epilepsy. Cerebral palsy is a visible disability, yes. I completely understand that. And …

TIPS FOR COMMUNICATING WITH SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN

Story By Katie & Steve Keene In 14 years of helping people communicate with my special needs children, and watching communications occur in countless therapy and hospital waiting rooms, I’ve seen the same handful of mistakes occur over and over again.  I didn’t notice them at first, but after so many recurring circumstances, I began to …

MY HEALTH AGAINST EVERYONE ELSE

A friend of mine recently told me about a flaw that I have, which is that I cut people off too easily. She said that if she were like me, she wouldn’t have anyone left. I strongly disagreed with her. But, of course, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and everyone’s entitled to have …

THE GRASS ISN’T EVEN GREENER

Story By Jamie Meyer The grass isn’t ever greener. It is just different grass. And comes down to what we choose to make of it. Within the year of my divorce. I found my next field of grass. He was older than me. With 2 pre-teen children. We had been friends for many years. Unknowingly …

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