by Guest Author | Nov 4, 2019 | Advocacy, Caregivers, Extended Family, Finding Balance, Grandparents, Help, Help, Individuals, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, Uncategorized, YOU
By Dana Yarbrough As we kick off National Caregivers Month, I thought I’d share a blog entry my father wrote four years ago about his experience as a caregiver for my mother, affectionately known as Moosie, who has lived now with Alzheimer’s Disease for about 14...
by Erin Croyle | Sep 26, 2017 | Advocacy, Individuals, Parents, Self-Advocacy, YOU
by Erin Croyle and Dana Yarbrough Are humans inherently good or evil? It’s a question nearly every philosophy or political science student has debated. And one you might answer differently if you are affected by disability. A friend of mine was recently at a...
by Erin Croyle | Jun 30, 2017 | BABY, Caregivers, Complications, Diagnosis, Finding Balance, Parents, PREGNANCY, RELATIONSHIPS, Uncategorized, YOU
Are you walking around in a haze? Are you constantly stressed? Angst-ridden? Anxious? Tired? Irritated? Sad? Annoyed? You might have DISABILITY FATIGUE. This isn’t an actual medical diagnosis. It’s a term that entrepreneur and advocate Cindy Liu highlighted in a...
by Guest Author | Dec 8, 2016 | Career, Help, High School, Job Training, KIDS, Parents, TRANSITION, Uncategorized
By Dana Yarbrough Parents before me had often mentioned this cliff that they faced when their son or daughter transitioned out of the public school system between 18 and 22 years of age under IDEA. I vaguely pictured this cliff but, thought to myself that the road I...
by Erin Croyle | Apr 6, 2016 | Caregivers, Extended Family, Finding Balance, Grandparents, Help, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, Uncategorized, YOU
Nothing can prepare you for the moment you find out your child has a disability. It slams into you like a freight train. As we pick up the pieces of our former selves and put them back together, we become more informed, worldly, and compassionate people. It’s a...
