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Journals

In the Interest of Why?

SuperGroverT
  • By SuperGroverT · Posted November 12, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • This came to me in a flash last night. I thought it might be worth sharing. If you want to learn more, please contact Grover via Ning at: http://ning.com/supergrovert or http://supergrovert.com and http://freegrovert.blogspot.com ...

Adapted Gloves?

RandiS
  • By RandiS · Posted November 6, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • I came across these "adapted" gloves at a local shop and thought I would share. It's always a challenge to get gloves on my son with CP; his fingers just don't want to separate and cooperate! And mittens ...

We miss you, Alex

Feistylioness78
  • By Feistylioness78 · Posted November 5, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • Yesterday was you 2nd b-day and you were only with us a short time. You left us 2 years ago today. We love you and miss you, love mommy, daddy and your brothers ...

Happy Birthday!!!

Feistylioness78
  • By Feistylioness78 · Posted November 4, 2009
  • 5 replies
  • Today is Brennan's and Christian's 2nd birthday ...

Good News About Frankie

FrankiesAuntie
  • By FrankiesAuntie · Posted September 19, 2009
  • 3 replies
  • Hey every one I visited with my nephew Frankie yesterday he is looking good considering all he has gone through. Frankie got moved out of ICU today & moved to another floor. We are so thrilled. Praise ...

Update On Frankie.

FrankiesAuntie
  • By FrankiesAuntie · Posted September 17, 2009
  • 4 replies
  • Frankie is still in ICU fighting it has been a battle but he is stong. "Frankie can do all things through Christ who strengthens him" Phillipians 4:13 I visited Frankie this past Monday, he no longer ...

Scheduled maintenance this evening

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted August 10, 2009
  • 13 replies
  • All, Inspire will be performing database updates this evening starting at 8:00 Eastern. We expect the updates to take no more than 2 hours and the site will be unavailable at this time. We thank you for ...

My Miracle

NickArlynMaui
  • By NickArlynMaui · Posted July 27, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • This is such an inspirational website. My fiancee Nick suffered a massive stroke when he was just 4 years old and he is my miracle. The doctors actually pronounced him dead but the good Lord wasn't ready ...

pvl

amylou1977
  • By amylou1977 · Posted July 7, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • Hello my name is amy and i have a 2 1/2 yr old who is holding a Dx for PVL and was just wondering if there are others on here with this, she also suffered from GERD ...

malachi

amanda509
  • By amanda509 · Posted June 29, 2009
  • 1 reply
  • my son has nf,adhd,and hydronemphrosis. doing pretty well though, except a little over a month ago he woke up and his face was swelled it was scary we immediatley called his doctor and got him in they ...

Share your story via video!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted June 15, 2009
  • 28 replies
  • Sometimes the most powerful message each of us can share is our personal story -- our own experience. With upcoming healthcare legislation pending, one way we can be advocates is to share these stories ...

Mitochondrial disorder

dadsx2
  • By dadsx2 · Posted June 12, 2009
  • 1 reply
  • Wanted to know if anyone has a child with Mitochondrial disorder. After three months of evaluations, we have finally been told that our son has this disorder. We were told that this was a possible diagnosis ...

Follow Inspire on Twitter and Facebook!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted June 10, 2009
  • 32 replies
  • We're happy to announce that you can now stay in touch with what's happening at Inspire by following us on both Twitter and Facebook. While Inspire communities are still the best places to connect with ...

Guestbooks are now live!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted May 26, 2009
  • 6 replies
  • Hello everyone, Last week we mentioned that we'd be adding guestbooks to Inspire in the near future, and they are now live! We're very excited about this feature and hope you enjoy it. To check out your ...

Guestbooks - An exciting addition to Inspire

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted May 20, 2009
  • 35 replies
  • Hello everyone, We're writing to let you know about a great new feature we'll be adding to Inspire in the very near future: guestbooks. This is a feature that many of you have requested, and we're very ...

Moms, you rock!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted May 1, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • Looking for a unique and extraordinary way to say "thank you" to your mom? In honor of Mother's Day, good friend of Inspire Dr. Gwenn (of http://www.PediatricsNow.com and http://www.DrGwennIsIn.com) will ...

weight loss

Feistylioness78
  • By Feistylioness78 · Posted April 28, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • Took C to the pedi today and he lost 3 ounces. Two weeks ago he had gained 8 ounces. He is now 17.13. He will be referred to the ftt clinic and she also wants him to get and upper GI done. I have no idea ...

Bren's page

Feistylioness78
  • By Feistylioness78 · Posted April 24, 2009
  • 1 reply
  • I started a caring bridge page to help people understand more of course it didn't work but I can keep people who do get it up to dated and my family as well. http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/brenny ...

People Just don't get it.

Feistylioness78
  • By Feistylioness78 · Posted April 20, 2009
  • 10 replies
  • I belong to another group that does not understand why Bren can't come home without nursing. They don't understand. Bren requires 24 hr care which means someone needs to be awake 24 hrs a day. They will ...

We gained

Feistylioness78
  • By Feistylioness78 · Posted April 16, 2009
  • 3 replies
  • At babies appt the other day he gained 8 oz so now he is 18 pounds we go back in a couple of weeks to make sure its not just a fluke ...

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