We are constantly looking for ways to stimulate Zac. New activities, especially if they involve fun make him very happy. For those of you that don’t know Zac’s miracle story, he is profoundly disabled and has been confined to a wheelchair for over 10 years now. To read his story click Here. In our effort […]
Category: My Life
My Shaken Dreams
My friend Holly Bird has written a magnificent book about her life as a caregiver. I was very excited for her when she got published, already a best selling author, she was now sharing her private journey. I was hesitant to read her book as I knew it would hit close to home for me […]
30 Day No Sugar Diet
The new year was fast approaching. I found myself after 11 years of care-giving, grieving for the loss of my youngest son, caring for my 38 year old disabled son, my disabled husband and my elderly mother lost and unhealthy. Change was needed. I am a researcher, I am always looking for ways to help […]
Holiday Letter to Friends & Family of Grieving Parents
With the holiday season upon us, my own loss is a heavy burden on my mind. We have essentially lost both of our children. Our oldest son, Zac is physically here but we lost him mentally/cognitively over ten years ago. Combined with the loss of our only other child this year I got to thinking […]
Where’s The Gratitude?
In today’s world, gratitude seems to be like the missing Loch Ness Monster. Genuine gratitude, oh you hear about it, just like Nessy and get the occasional sighting but true gratitude is rare these days. It seems like everyone expects services and things in this life and have very little gratitude for anything. The “give […]
My Health & Trees
I love nature, but never really thought about how being in nature changed my perspective or how it made me feel. I would take daily hikes when I lived in the mountains. Looking back, I felt so much better. My Health & Trees was affected by my daily strolls through the hills close to home. […]
Family Caregiver Stress & Joy
As a family caregiver, time for self care can be hard to find. Being a family caregiver is a very hard and stressful job. Caregivers spend the majority of their time caring for the needs of others. Family Caregiver stress and Joy always comes last, and usually by the end of the day they are […]
Qualities of an Independent Person
As a parent, I think most of us can agree that we have heard on more than one occasion from our “adult”, 20 something children say, “I’m a grown ass person”. I know I did. To be a grown ass person, you have to have certain key qualities of an independent person. There is no […]
Rolling With Zac: Sarasota Florida
So we finally did it! We took the flying travel plunge with Zac. Rolling with Zac: Sarasota Florida turned out to be an amazing adventure. Nervous as we were for our first airplane vacation with Zac we were cheered on family to take this adventure. They also volunteered to stay at our rescue and watch […]
Psychiatrists and Bartonella Stole My Son’s Life
It has been over a three months since I have written anything. I lost my beautiful son on March 1st. Just 32 hours after he was released from a psychiatric ward where they were suppose to help him. And exactly 365 days from the big seizure that started this psychiatric, drug induced nightmare that took […]