22q11 deletion syndrome, mother, raising a child with a disability
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. It turns problems into gifts, failures into successes, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes […]
» Read more‘Chronic sorrow’ is the term used to describe the chronic hidden sorrow that parents of a child with a disability live with on a day-to-day basis. Simon Olshansky, a counselor to parents of handicapped children, coined the term in 1962.[1] Parents often do not recognize this sorrow, nor do their friends, relatives, or the professionals supporting them. Chronic sorrow does […]
» Read moreI have just recently formed my own publishing company, Gray Horse Press. I have a few reasons for doing this, and I think it will serve me well going forward. Gray Horse Press- Publishing Company Initially, I published Yearning for Normal with a third-party publishing company, which was okay because it was my first book, and I did not know […]
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