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In the Interest of Why?

SuperGroverT
  • By SuperGroverT · Posted November 12, 2009
  • Journal · 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 ...

In the Interest of Why

SuperGroverT
  • By SuperGroverT · Posted November 12, 2009
  • Discussion in Family dynamics · 0 replies
  • Had some thoughts on my mind recently, thought I would share. If you want to learn more about us, we are at: http://ning.com/supergrovert or http://supergrovert.com & http://freegrovert.blogspot.com There ...

Adapted Gloves?

RandiS
  • By RandiS · Posted November 6, 2009
  • Journal · 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
  • Journal · 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
  • Journal · 5 replies
  • Today is Brennan's and Christian's 2nd birthday ...

Congenital toxoplasmosis

Glad2be
  • By Glad2be · Posted September 30, 2009
  • Discussion in Raising a child with a disability · 0 replies
  • Our youngest dd is undergoing testing for this condition. Are there any parents out there whos kids have been diagnosed, I would love some support and guidance as we go through the various test ...

Good News About Frankie

FrankiesAuntie
  • By FrankiesAuntie · Posted September 19, 2009
  • Journal · 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
  • Journal · 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
  • Journal · 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
  • Journal · 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
  • Journal · 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
  • Journal · 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
  • Journal · 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 ...

4th Biennial Down Syndrome Research & Awareness Conference 2009

KristyColvin
  • By KristyColvin · Posted June 13, 2009
  • Discussion in In the news · 0 replies
  • Parents of children with Down syndrome (DS) are universally concerned about the wellbeing of their child’s health, development, future, and connecting with other DS families. The Down Syndrome Association ...

Mitochondrial disorder

dadsx2
  • By dadsx2 · Posted June 12, 2009
  • Journal · 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
  • Journal · 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 ...

Anyone with kids that have GJ-tubes????

shaleesha
  • By shaleesha · Posted May 26, 2009
  • Discussion in Raising a child with a disability · 6 replies
  • My son just had a GJ tube put in today and i'm wanting to know if any other moms have kids with one and your stories. I want them all be it good or bad experiences with them. Also, did your kids still ...

Guestbooks are now live!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted May 26, 2009
  • Journal · 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
  • Journal · 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 ...

Animal-assisted therapy (dolphin) + music, art (iactcenter.com)

simone73
  • By simone73 · Posted May 17, 2009
  • Discussion in Raising a child with a disability · 0 replies
  • http://www.iactcenter.com this looks very interesting- New Therapy Center in Florida, including animatronic dolphins, sensory trails, animal-assisted therapies, music and art. research-based, with decades ...

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