I am so happy to have Amanda here today from Margaritas and Mohawks. Not only is she new to the world of mommy blogging, she’s also my best friend and the mother of my beautiful Godson. Amanda’s Aunt Bonnie tragically lost her leg and eventually passed away due to complications from Diabetes type II. Dealing [...]
For the Sweetest Little Dude (Autism)
I first had the pleasure of meeting Mama Bennie on Twitter where we started chatting about how we kinda-sorta-maybe-somewhat live near each other. (Okay, so it’s about a 2-hour distance. I was still pretty excited. It doesn’t take much.) Usually you can find her on her blog, Random Mama Brain, but today Terry is joining [...]
Disabled? You? NAH . . .
Gen is a stay at home, homeschooling mom to her five daughters. That alone gives her my utmost respect because there is no.way.I.could.do.that. But Gen deserves even more props for talking to us today about disabilities that aren’t so obvious. Gen’s disabilities include hearing difficulties, Fibromyalgia, and Rheumatoid Arthritis. Sometimes these disabilities are referred to as “invisible”. [...]
MS: Never Judge a Book By its Cover
Crystal is the voice behind Next Generation Home Schooler, where she blogs about her adventures as a home schooling mama. Her site is a fantastic resource for home schoolers looking for creative project ideas! Today Crystal is talking about what it was like growing up the daughter of a disabled parent. Her mother lives with [...]
No one else needs to know
“No one else needs to know.” This is what my mother-in-law said to me when I confessed my anxiety towards telling the rest of our family, especially the more conservative ones, about the process we’re taking to try to get pregnant. Because last week I got a phone call with the preliminary results from my [...]
We're Getting There
After three long months of unanswered voicemails, i got a call from my genetic/fertility counselor last week. I was hoping for an update of any sort, really, but was surprised with news. Really great news. Some rule or guideline has changed, making the genetic testing I need in order to move forward with getting pregnant [...]
What we know so far
Yesterday’s meeting with the genetics counselor was a lot more positive than the cardiologist visit. No panic attacks, no IV’s, no boobs hanging out of a hospital gown. (sorry hubs) Beyond getting a little taste of the sticker-shock from how expensive the whole process is, and learning that it’s possible my insurance won’t cover jack [...]
Our long journey begins
There was only one thing on my mind at my yearly Muscular Dystrophy appointment. For the past three years, we’ve asked about it in casual and broad terms. But this time we were prepared with focused questions and the need of a game plan. We started talking about pregnancy. To quote one of MTV’s newest [...]
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