by Stephanie McKeever | Dec 9, 2016 | Grief, Living Life Daily, Special Needs Parenting
It feels like we’ve been here before. The meltdowns, medicines, medical issues, doctor appointments; they are starting again. It’s a familiar sinking feeling I get in my head and gut. This time, at least I know some of the warning signs of the coming...
by Key Ministry | Dec 7, 2016 | Special Needs Parenting
Parenting is synonymous with change. Our children grow and learn; they achieve and alter. And when they are special needs children, their bodies and abilities are in constant evolution. Change is rarely comfortable. Jesse’s original diagnoses include PDD-NOS, ODD,...
by Sarah Broady | Dec 5, 2016 | Autism, Special Needs Parenting
Over the summer, we were hit with a triple whammy. Over the course of just a couple of days, we got three letters, one after another. Each one was a punch in the gut, increasing in intensity each time. First, the SSI benefit Sam had been receiving that was our only...
by Stephen Grcevich MD | Dec 4, 2016 | Adoption, Key Ministry, Special Needs Ministry
Kevin Kelley finally went home this past Wednesday.Kevin had been raised in the Catholic faith and he lived out the values imparted by the Jesuit education he received at St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, followed by college at the College of the Holy Cross.Kevin...
by Key Ministry | Dec 2, 2016 | Special Needs Parenting
A few weeks ago I spent the day with my daughter in the emergency room. She is 22 years old and her blood pressure was 190/130.  Yes, I wrote that correctly—190/130. Thankfully medication brought it under control, but since then our focus has been trying to discover...
