by Joe and Cindi Ferrini | Oct 20, 2025 | Care and Support, Caregiving, Disability Awareness
A picture is worth a thousand words, they say. But, some pictures are worth so much more. Our daughter, son-in-law, and sons have opened their hearts and home to foster care. One time they welcomed a “family” of several siblings. We observed each child, while...
by Joel Sheagren | Feb 24, 2025 | Care and Support, Disability Awareness, Hidden Disabilities
As believers, we seek divine wisdom to understand the unique ways our loved ones process the world around them. Here are insights about perseveration, a pattern of thinking we learned about along the way. Our son experiences perseveration because he was exposed to...
by Evana Sandusky | Oct 7, 2024 | Disability Awareness, Down syndrome, Special Needs Parenting
I vividly remember the moment the pediatrician gently told my husband and I that our newborn was not the picture of health we envisioned. Just hours after her birth, I was resting in the hospital bed dressed in a stylish oversized gown. I was counting down the hours...
by Stephen Grcevich MD | Sep 23, 2024 | Church Support, Disability Awareness
This is the text of Dr. Steve Grcevich’s speech at the Colson Center National Conference in Arlington, TX on June 1, 2024. Thanks to the team at the Colson Center for inviting us to be part of such a fabulous event! I can’t begin to describe how honored I am to have...
by Evana Sandusky | Aug 14, 2024 | Disability Awareness, Special Needs Parenting
When people find out that I am a pediatric speech-language pathologist and the mother of a child with Down syndrome, I am often asked about the order of these life events. Did my daughter inspire my career or was it a coincidence?During my first year of college, I...
by Joe and Cindi Ferrini | Jun 17, 2024 | Caregiving, Disability Awareness, Special Needs Parenting
Watching the news and seeing trials and challenges on many levels we’ve come to understand that until “it” happens to us, it’s often not important. People in leadership (politicians, leaders making rules, business owners running businesses, and parents raising...
