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Category Archives: Notes on Life

Reflections on the Things Mom Taught Me About Life, and Death

Things My Mother Taught me About Life, and Death

My Mom Taught Me About Life as She was Fighting for her Own Author’s Note: I meant to post this earlier today, in a timely way as a Mother’s Day post. But the fact is, my mom’s spirit, wisdom, and purpose shine through in every single day and every crisis we deal with here in…

Health Activist Writer’s Month & Day 1 of Health Activist Challenge

Health Activist Writer's Month Challenge

Health Activist Writer’s Month – Day 1 The Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge (#HAWMC) is a chance to keep our focus at the Cafe beyond all things Autism Awareness, and since it is Autism Awareness Month I want to make sure to write about other health advocacy issues. I know we don’t really need another…

Notes on Life: When Life Throws you Curveballs

Curveballs

Special Needs Parenting – Learning to Dodge Curveballs Children with special needs only add some zing to the curveballs of life … really! Over the last couple months, the Moodys have dealt with one curveball after another – an aspect of special needs parenting, and life, that is sometimes hard to deal with. On the…

Life is Like That … Or Tales of Reality from this Special Needs Family

Ralphie and his Oh Fudge Moment - just like our special needs parenting life!

Tales of Reality from this Special Needs Family – or Why I’m Behind in Life (Where’s the Catch-up Switch? What … what do you mean there isn’t one?) Seriously, I think every family gets hit here and there with the “life is like that” card, but special needs families, with our already challenging diagnoses and…

What it Santa Doesn’t Come? When Christmas Costs Too Much

What is Christmas Costing Your Family? I’ll go out on a limb and say that many of you, reading this, have the bulk of your holiday shopping taken care of and you have Christmas gifts squirelled away all over the house. (or other gifts if you don’t celebrate Christmas?) But for many families, every year,…