Yesterday was a fun-filled day. I drove to downtown Phoenix to meet some special relatives I hadn’t seen for awhile. Finding a parking place wasn’t a piece of cake. The streets were crowded with all kinds of vehicles and people…there were some costume events taking place. I was headed for the U.S. Open National [...]
Wrestle Against Autism was started in 2008 and is a joint venture between the Mad River Wrestling Officials Association and hosted by the Ohio State University.
The purpose of the tournament is to support the many families affected by Autism and to raise awareness about the disorder.
The inaugural Wrestle Against Autism in 2008 consisted [...]
Yesterday my brother, David, and our friend, Chaplain Carl Richards, and I visited Boyce Thompson Arboretum in Superior, Arizona. With cameras in hand and hopes high.
We weren’t disappointed. The day was cool and breezy, and the plants and flowers were in glorious bloom. We were about halfway through our visit when one of us [...]
My name is Laurie, and I am a mother of an eight-year-old girl, Geneva Powell.
She was diagnosed at age four with ADHD and mood disorder. More recently, she was diagnosed with anxiety and pervasive developmental disorder (PDD). She also has sensory issues. And meltdowns interfere with daily life.
She is a very friendly and [...]
Hi. My name is Angel Solis. I’m six years old. I love playing soccer and gymnastics, and I enjoy drawing and doing puzzles.
I have two sisters but we are very different. It’s very hard for me to deal with places where there are a lot of people. Even going out to a restaurant or any [...]
The subject of using one space or two between sentences, especially for people used to typing exclusively on typewriters, often creates colorful conflict.
Here’s the history: when monospace (fixed-pitch) fonts, like Courier, were in wide use, it was traditional to leave two spaces between the period and the start of the next sentence. There were definite [...]
The Sue Boynton Poetry Contest is held annually in Bellingham, Washington, in memory of my amazing grandmother, Sue Boynton (shown here in a picture taken in 1919). She was quite a woman. Taught me a lot. Some of it stuck. And that’s a good thing. Here’s the latest from the people running the contest:
The Sue [...]
Caleb started out life with the hardest battle any child could have. He was born at 24 weeks gestation weighing 1lb 6oz. He was one of 3 triplets. He has a surviving brother, Ayden. Caleb endured every problem a micro-preemie could encounter. He has a long list of illness he [...]
By Christa Rentz. Meet our son Tristan. He is a four-year-old boy who is full of love and determination. When Tristan was only four months old he began to have numerous sudden “jerks.” After numerous tests we found out that Tristan’s quick “jerks” were seizures. Next thing we know his seizures increased and he [...]
By Kristen Current. Drake Current, age 24 months (May 2010), has epilepsy. He had his first seizure at nine months of age. We took him to the ER, but by the time we arrived, he had regained all normal function. After listening to what had happened, the ER doc felt it had been a seizure. [...]
