Angela
I am a Special Education teacher who blogs about my super-powered special needs family. My 3 year old has Prader-Willi Syndrome and my 5 year old has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and Sensory Processing Disorder. The odds of these random genetic events occurring at the same time are astronomical. When you add our typically developing one year old baby boy to the mix, you have a very busy household!Our lives have too many appointments, too many school problems, and are generally too busy as we try to live life to the fullest.
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Tag Archives: maternal health
Dear Policiticans – Listen to Us
This is an exerpt from letters to my MP (Member of Parliament) and MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament). I encourage you to contact your local politicians and ask for change. *** I am a parent of three young children, two … Continue reading
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Health Care Systems – You need to Listen
Listen. I do not think it is right for babies to die in hospitals. I do not think it is right for parent’s concerns to be dismissed by the health care system. I am fortunate to live in a country … Continue reading
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Rage against the Hospital
Stories drift across the playground. Neighbourhood moms stand together, whispering while their children play on swings. Moms cry among themselves, shake their fists, and no one answers. My sister-in-law’s baby was still born. They left the body in the room … Continue reading
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Tagged health, healthcare, maternal health, medicine, patient advocacy, Post-Partum Mood Disorder, PPMD, SDOH, Social Determinants of Health
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