I know 2020 is stupid so far. The past 4 months have felt like at least 4 years. I’m only glad that this virus showed up in 2020 and not in 2019. In 2019 my family moved my elderly mother from the home she had spent over 60 years in to one assisted living facility. […]
Read more "Speaking of Denial, Picking a Rehab Sucks."In 1997 I was dragged into the world of Medicaid Service Coordination by my developmentally disabled daughter who desperately needed services. I was yelling and screaming at everyone then and unfortunately haven’t been able to stop since. There have been many roles for me personally and professionally as a direct provider and advocate. I’m not […]
Read more "Dying is easy, it’s living that’s hard. "We are the stories that we tell ourselves…. It’s a psedo-businessey mantra that I have laminated in my office to remind myself of something, but I’m not sure what that would be today. Today was a bad day. I had no good story to tell myself but instead felt like someone else was narrating a […]
Read more "Mitch McConnell Officially Makes my Shit List."If you care for a child with autism you are likely to see a bizarre set of what seem to be random medical professionals. Pro tip: only a few of them will know about anything about autism. I know it may sound weird that someone could get through medical school and know so very little […]
Read more "Doctors: The Disability Trinity Part Three"