by Erin Croyle | Nov 22, 2017 | BABY, Finding Balance, Home Life, Individuals, New Mom/Dad, Parents, YOU
Thanksgiving can be tough. We’re supposed to reflect on what we are thankful for, yet some years are so difficult we are lucky to even find time to celebrate. This year I decided to dig deeper than the obvious shining stars we typically express gratitude for. The...
by Guest Author | Aug 25, 2017 | BABY, Extended Family, Home Life, Individuals, New Mom/Dad, RELATIONSHIPS, YOU
Delaney Beatty is the daughter of Lisa Richard, our Rural Outreach Specialist at the Center for Family Involvement. Delaney wrote the following essay as part of the application process for medical school. She is currently living in Tennessee with her new husband and...
by Erin Croyle | Jul 17, 2017 | BABY, Diagnosis, Extended Family, Friends and Acquaintances, Grandparents, New Mom/Dad, RELATIONSHIPS
Time has tremendous healing powers. But the deepest cuts always leave a scar, regardless of how many years fly by. I was talking to a parent recently who was in that terrible time right after a diagnosis; the fog where you question everything. You think about every...
by Erin Croyle | Jun 15, 2016 | Extended Family, Finding Balance, Friends and Acquaintances, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS
I don’t like to offer up the fact that my oldest child has Down syndrome. It comes up in conversation from time to time; and I almost always regret mentioning it. Afterward I rehash those conversations trying to figure out what possessed me to bring it up. My son’s...
by Guest Author | May 4, 2016 | Extended Family, Help, Individuals, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, Self-Advocacy, Uncategorized, YOU
by Angela West I always knew I wanted to work with families who had children with disabilities. While I was getting my master’s degree at Virginia Commonwealth University, I envisioned myself working at the state level. Once I started interviewing after...
