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WHY ARE VACCINE ROLLOUTS CATERED TO THE PRIVILEGED?

WHY ARE VACCINE ROLLOUTS CATERED TO THE PRIVILEGED?

by Erin Croyle | Nov 5, 2021 | Uncategorized

My three beautiful babies are getting their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine today. The range of emotions I am feeling is so complicated.  Relief, gratitude, excitement, exhaustion, and pure joy are the obvious ones.  There’s also a lot of anger.  In...
CELEBRATE THIS QUARANNIVERSARY BY JOINING OUR WELLNESS CHEER ON!

CELEBRATE THIS QUARANNIVERSARY BY JOINING OUR WELLNESS CHEER ON!

by Erin Croyle | Mar 12, 2021 | Uncategorized

One year into this lockdown. Our first quaranniversary. 12 months of high anxiety. 12 months agonizing over so many ‘what if’ scenarios. 12 months of nonstop caregiving: no reprieve, no respite; just giving it all to care for everyone, every single day.  ...
COVID-19 TOOLKIT

COVID-19 TOOLKIT

by Erin Croyle | Apr 14, 2020 | Advocacy, Help, Help, Home Life, Individuals, Parents, Self-Advocacy, Uncategorized, Work Life, YOU

The Center for Family Involvement and the Center for Disability Leadership at the Partnership for People with Disabilities have partnered to put together a toolkit to help individuals with disabilities and their families during this pandemic. This document has...
THE LATEST ON MEDICAL CARE DURING COVID-19 CRISIS

THE LATEST ON MEDICAL CARE DURING COVID-19 CRISIS

by Erin Croyle | Apr 4, 2020 | Advocacy, Help, Medical Team, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, Uncategorized, YOU

COVID-19 is here. This pandemic has spread to every corner of the United States. This is just the beginning. The gravity of this crisis is still sinking in, when it’s over we will either be someone or know someone who has gotten sick. This is a particularly terrifying...
THE LATEST ON MEDICAL CARE DURING COVID-19 CRISIS

PARENTING IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS

by Erin Croyle | Mar 16, 2020 | Caregivers, Extended Family, Friends and Acquaintances, Grandparents, Help, In-laws, Marriage, Medical Team, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, Uncategorized, YOU

Unprecedented times call for unprecedented measures. We understand this better than most. We’ve been doing it since we became parents. Still, this is different. This is extra. This is terrifying because our loved ones are at a greater risk. So repeat after me: Staying...
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