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30 Mar 2010
Two Minute Warning
George Carlin used to talk about the 2 minute warning, the voice that told you you had two minutes left to live …
23 Mar 2010
Countdown to the IEP …
Ah, that yearly event, the gathering of the team for the Individualized Educational Plan …
02 Mar 2010
A fine line between pleasure and pain …
My mother grew up on the lower east side (New York City). Her father died when she was six, leaving her mother (“Pearl,” actually) to raise mom and her two older siblings on her own. Pearl got a job … mom came home to an empty apartment, at the end of a long, dark, scary
28 Feb 2010
Me, me, me
This post is all about me, something I did not want to do. I have not posted in a bit, and, well, I’ll talk about it. And there is some about Pearlsky, how could there not be?
21 Feb 2010
Gotta haves …
When I put a non-sequitur at the end of a post, that turns out to be what everyone comments on. So, today’s is in the beginning (can you start something with a non-sequitur?) I spent 12 days this month bed-ridden, completely dependent on others. Learned a lot about life, people, and being disabled. And a
17 Feb 2010
Summer better than others
Sorry for the delay in posting. This ruptured disc thing (yes, spinal, not a computer disk) is really kicking my butt a lot more than I would have imagined. If you remember, we have had some issues with the summer program for Pearlsky. She is the oldest in the school district with severe disabilities, so
11 Feb 2010
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I am assuming for a moment that the majority of my readers are primary caretakers of at least one severely disabled child. I know there are others … but this post is mostly for you.
31 Jan 2010
Just the facts ma’am. Then I’ll shut up.
I don’t know if this topic is of interest to anyone that does not have a 17 year old … I’ll stop ranting after this post. I have gathered the facts and will share them in this post concerning health care and education when your child (any child) reaches the age of majorityAge_of_majority …