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Celebrities, Vaccines and Healthy Living

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The media has been in feverish state of late. At the hint of the word vaccine, the media attack dogs come out ready to chew someone up and spit them out. It can get ugly, as we have seen recently, … Continue reading

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If I Could Do It Over

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A photo was reposted several times on Facebook a few weeks ago.  It was of an empty park bench and had this question posted with it, “If you could sit here with anyone from the past or present for one … Continue reading

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The FAQs Asked of an Autism Parent

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I just finished writing an article for The Mother magazine, a UK-based publication that also has a US outlet. I discovered this magazine when TMR’s book, Autism Beyond the Spectrum, was featured in their Book Review section in the September/October … Continue reading

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4 Facebook Updates That Annoy This Vaccine-Injury Parent

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I’ve written helpful lists for other people before. My Autism Parent’s Bucket List made the rounds on the internet a few months ago. I was inspired to write a much shorter list today. I created it with the help of … Continue reading

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Reach for the Stars

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Today marks an historic day. In 1965, a cosmonaut from Siberia, Russia performed the first spacewalk. For almost 20 minutes, Alexei Leonov, who was part of the second Voskhod space mission, became the first man to walk in space. Tethered … Continue reading

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Open Arms

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I met a woman a few years ago who was the epitome of kindness. I was half her age and possessed only a fraction of the patience and motherly knowledge she naturally had. I longed to have Joan’s grace and … Continue reading

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Silent Sunday: Happy Birthday Mr. Mamacita!

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Today is my husband’s birthday.  He’s the man I fell madly in love with way back in 1997.  The first time I ever saw him I said to myself, “I need to meet this guy!”  Three months later a friend … Continue reading

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Not by Chance

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I had an appointment for myself last week. It was supposed to be cancelled and actually was at 5pm Thursday.  But the office manager said for me to come in on Friday morning anyway; they’d squeeze me in. The appointment … Continue reading

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We’re Everywhere

I met two people today at a meeting.  The three of us have never met before.  It was by chance that we’d be sitting at a table together.  To break the ice the young gentleman on my left asked me … Continue reading

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