July 2010 archive

A little time for me…

My life is filled with therapy appointments, Gtube feeds, medications, doctor’s appointments, interrupted sleep, hearing aid chasing and asthma masks. While I adore and admire my Zackie (my almost 3 year old beautiful son with special needs), it is certainly exhausting work everyday to care for him, in addition to our two other boys. Sometimes […] Read more…

Am I crazy….are we really getting a dog????

Before you answer this question…yes, I am probably crazy, but I also know the benefits of bringing a dog into our family. 1. it will be a female puppy…and I need some estrogen around here! 2. it will teach our boys responsibility (well, in a few years) 3. Zack really loves animals and I think […] Read more…

A letter to say goodbye to Zack’s Hearing Teacher

To Jana, When I first learned of Zackie’s hearing loss, at 4 months old, I was devasted. I cried and mourned the loss of his right to hear and wondered how in the world my little boy would wear hearing aids at 6 months.I wondered how he could overcome this new obstacle and I reached […] Read more…

An Ode to SMOs- orthotics getting Zack one step closer to walking!

Zack’s world has changed yet again…and so has ours. On the advice of our amazing PT Sarah, we went to OrthoProActive in Newmarket to see Krista and have Zack fit for SMOs (Supramaleolar Orthosis) to help straighten his feet out and give him some more support to get him closer to walking independently… To be […] Read more…