Cerebral Palsy
Dear Jillian
I remember in the not so distant future that I wrote a letter to your sister, I did the same for you now. My letter to Lauren was: The Strength Comes From Within and now, I need to do one for you. (After all, I am an equal opportunity mother and all) Dearest Jillian, Wow!… [Continue Reading]
Watching kids play.
A funny thing happened today. Jillian had an appointment with social work at Holland Bloorview. I should say that “I” had an appointment with social work. It was mostly for me to discuss what was going on in our family and get some much needed expertise! Our social worker was awesome! She sat and talked… [Continue Reading]
One of the hazards of this job.
See this kid?? She looks like she’s in a pimped out stroller, but she’s in a $7700 pediatric wheelchair. And you know what? It’s HEAVY. I routinely have to lift Jillian’s chair into the van. One of the hazards of the job, I guess. I am usually fine and I am always careful about how… [Continue Reading]
Memes
Wordless Wednesday- Imagination Edition!
Lauren's been using her imagination more and more and it astounds me! When I was younger, I had a pretty good imagination, so, I find it amazing to watch Lauren … [Read More...]
Wordless Wednesday
As promised here are more pictures from our house!! We get the keys on Friday and Lauren is SO excited!!! The house is 3 levels, 5 bedrooms, 2.5 baths. I think it's … [Read More...]
Wordless Wednesday- I feel pretty!
As I mentioned in a previous post, I ran away to Nova Scotia for the weekend, well... 4 days. I left on Wednesday and came back on Sunday morning. I had SO much … [Read More...]
Randomness
Some things you never forget.
There are some wonderful times in my life and some not so wonderful times that have happened through the years. Apparently I do my best thinking while I’m driving, so this is what I came up with while I was driving back to the apartment (which we are now out of!) today. My earliest memory… [Continue Reading]
Some Random Ramblings!
I have a bunch of small ideas that I can’t really blog separately. They would make for VERY short blog posts! So, here’s a quick lowdown on what’s going on with us! The fight for Jillian’s care is continuing. Since we’re leaving central Toronto, we need to find new therapists in North York. This has… [Continue Reading]
The top 10 things that annoy me.
Thanks to Shan from Last Shreds of Sanity gave me the idea for this post. I was lamenting to her. Saying “I really SHOULD blog, but I don’t have anything to say!” So, she suggested the top 10 things that bug the shit out of me. I thought I’d be nice and save the foul… [Continue Reading]
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