by Mike George | Oct 20, 2017 | Challenges, Medically Fragile, Special Needs Parenting
I have to be honest. After 25 years, the pressures and strain of raising a child with complex disabilities have never gone away. They’re not always top of mind but they remain, nonetheless. Most of the time, these pressures don’t bother me since they’re just a part of...
by Stephanie McKeever | Oct 13, 2017 | Challenges, Medically Fragile, Special Needs Parenting
I read someone else’s good news with a little bit of sting in my heart. All of the responses were filled with joy. (As they should have been.) More than a few read, “God is so good.” Yeah, God is good when the news is good. But what about when the...
by Key Ministry | Oct 11, 2017 | Challenges, Medically Fragile
My oldest son (neurotypical) had a dentist appointment. We arrived and I was asked to update his health history. Circle yes or no. Three long columns of health history were listed below: allergies, asthma, birth defects, cancer, cerebral palsy, cleft lip, diabetes,...
by Stephanie McKeever | Aug 11, 2017 | Challenges, Medically Fragile
It was never mine to begin with. This life I live was never all mine. I gave it to Christ a long time ago. I told him to use me, use my kids, my life, use whatever he needed. I’ve prayed prayers asking God to use me in bigger ways than inside the walls of my...
by Stephanie McKeever | Jul 7, 2017 | Challenges, Medically Fragile, Special Needs Parenting
“Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power...
by Jolene Philo | Jun 26, 2017 | Medically Fragile, Special Needs Parenting
Once upon a time, my husband and I were our son’s sole health care advocates. For the first 4 years of his life, we faced numerous life and death decisions concerning surgeries, medical tests, and treatment. After those dramatic early years his health...
