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I started working out again a couple weeks ago. It took me a while to overcome the plethora of excuses that had kept me out of shape for the past five years. Pathetic, really. I could have been doing lunges outside on the sidewalk. I could have been doing P90X or yoga at home. I [...]

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Attention Parents Inspired by my last blog about Team Hoyt: Before you rush out and purchase a new pair of running shoes and a gym membership in preparation to start running races with your child, you might want to read this! While we all may secretly aspire to live up to Dick Hoyt’s shining example [...]

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As I thought about all of the adaptive equipment I could potentially recommend to parents of a child with cerebral palsy, I reflected back over the evolution of bathtime in our household. Like most infants, Phoenix used a reclining bather until his long little body outgrew it. His low core strength meant he couldn’t sit [...]

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Last week I was deathly ill. I started getting sick Tuesday and this happened to also be my first day back in the gym after a five year break from working out. The muscle soreness and the added toxins in my system made the cold I would get a hundred times worse. [...]

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The Permobil K450 MX
First of all, yes I do have a life and I haven’t spent every waking moment since my last writing obsessing about Power Wheelchairs.  Having said that, I need to share what I found because I’ve been doing a little “shopping” on the internet in preparation for our appointment at the wheelchair [...]

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I grew up the oldest of four kids.  My mom and dad were both natives of Clarkston, Washington and after attending college in Seattle, they migrated back home and planted roots.  My maternal grandparents lived a bike ride away and I spent hours with my nana, sometimes because my parents were working and other times, [...]

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Ah, freedom.  It defines defined my life.  A first born of four, I flew the nest right out of high school, returning only in the summers to mooch off the rents until college started up again.  As soon as I officially graduated, I migrated from Washington to Arizona like an 80 year old snow bird.  [...]

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Finding daycare is, without a doubt, one of the most challenging tasks for parents of children with special needs.  Whether those needs are physical, mental or sensory, each parent must often re-create the wheel when searching for someone to watch their child so they can work. 
For me, staying at home was neither desireable or financially [...]

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I bought my dream house when I was 36 years old.  It was mid-century modern (Frank Lloyd inspired), built in the early 60’s, had a flat roof, big beams on the ceiling and windows throughout the house overlooking the Snake River.  Two short years after buying it, the dream was over.  The economy had taken [...]

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I received an interesting text from a friend of mine today asking, “Do you know Benny Hinn?” I didn’t so I Googled the guy and found out that he is a Pentecostal Minister/Faith Healer who has been preaching in Arizona all week. He’s speaking here again tonight – but unfortunately, my little angel is [...]

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Hey Survivor fans slash parents of special needs children – is anyone else out there completely bothered by the fact that Alicia is a special education teacher? You know who I’m talking about – the one who wears the obnoxious weird bikini top thinking she’s sexy but she’s anything but! I’m not gonna [...]

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I think it is basic human nature to file away painful times in our lives. Those files are then accessible based on how painful our experience was. If our memories were excrutiating, often they are locked away and seemingly lost, only to be found through hypnotism or years of therapy. For me, [...]

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When my son was four months old, he started Physical and Occupational Therapy.  His pediatrician had referred him to therapy because he wasn’t meeting his developmental milestones.  She had also referred us to a Pediatric Neurologist to get a diagnosis – but this appointment was 6 months away.  It was a very scary time.  I, [...]

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The other night, I planned to attend the Casino Night Fundraiser for Gaitway Conductive Education’s summer camp in Phoenix. Ah, the daunting task of finding a babysitter! I started making calls about two weeks ahead of time and quickly found out I hadn’t left myself enough time. I called my favorite teenager, [...]

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I’m not gonna lie and my honesty will come as no surprise to my friends and acquaintances.  I am a big fan of Botox and have been for many years.  For us cougars, botox is indeed a painful necessity if we want to maintain the illusion of youth.
Never would I have imagined that I would [...]

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