Friday is this little beauty's birthday. There is so much to celebrate, so many little and so many major things. It's been quite a year. Through it all, and from the beginning, she has been a fighter and she has been a source of so much joy. To the subject of the post, though, what's…
Today's first second opinion visit took us to Doernbecher Children's Hospital in Portland, where we met with PT, neurosurgery, and the head of the spina bifida clinic. (The second second opinion visit (with pulmonology) couldn't be scheduled the same day.) We came away with a lot of really good information and feedback, and more understanding…
Saw this graphic today on Facebook and snagged it, because it so completely summarizes parenting of a special needs child. It's no easy thing, but then again parenting in general isn't a simple thing to begin with. But it is incredibly rewarding, and so very beautiful. And I can't help but think in some way,…