Back in March I posted about Gavin’s win against our insurance company in the battle for his adaptive stander. I am still in shock that it took us a year, numerous internal appeals and an external appeal to get it approved. But it also left me feeling worried and nervous if that would happen for… Read More When the Advocate Needs an Advocate
There is something I think about daily, as an advocate for the poor, as a mother and now as a grandmother. Who teaches us “how to be”? And how does that happen? When I was raising my sons, I had to teach them how to drink through a straw, how to blow their noses, how to… Read More How To Be
Earlier this week, Jen blogged about her apprehension toward her son starting kindergarten—a whole eighteen months from now—due to his severe allergy to peanuts, which can trigger a life-threatening condition known as anaphylaxis. For the uninitiated, an anaphylactic reaction is a true emergency that requires immediate action to save a child’s life, due to its… Read More Need to Know: Planning for Kindergarten with a Food Allergy
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