Sometimes, people don’t take the time to think about what the parent of a special needs child goes through on a daily basis. They don’t think about the emotional pain and anguish, the physical pain and anguish, and the financial pain and anguish. They don’t think about why the family doesn’t go and do a [...]

Would eliminate term ‘mentally retarded’ from federal law Press releases from Sen. Barbara Mikulski, The ARC of the United States: Acting unanimously, the House of Representatives last night approved a bill to remove the terms “mentally retarded” and “mental retardation” from federal education, health and labor laws. The measure, called “Rosas’ Law” in honor of a Maryland girl [...]

Maggi did great with surgery. Unfortunately, she did catch a germ and developed a bad cough. This of course, caused her more pain in her back with each cough, eventually causing part of her incision to open and bleed. This cough began on 9/4/2010 and continues now. We have increased her pain meds, breathing treatments [...]