Posts Tagged ‘advocacy’
Helping People Who are "Different"
I have never focused on politics in my Born Just Right world. I have shared the challenges and concerns I have with the process of building prosthetics and detailed how we’ve worked through services that support Jordan and kids like her. I shared moments about Jordan’s three-year-old reaction to when Barack Obama became president. I…
Read More +Growing Up Right in Front of Me
This year seems like a big turning point for Jordan… and maybe for me as well. When we kicked the year off together asking American Girl to consider limb difference options with its dolls, I watched Jordan come into her own. She has a voice that is full of hope and understanding in a world…
Read More +Trust your gut every time
This past week, I had a chance to hang out in Portland, Oregon for a work trip. The cool part about working for an east coast organization while visiting the west coast, if you wake up super early and keep up with the east coast meetings and schedule, you can still enjoy the day. I…
Read More +Best Kept Secret Award Nomination for Born Just Right
This website is my passion. I share our highs and lows and adventures as I continue to grow as a parent. My drive to help advocate for the limb difference community is because of you, my readers. I recently found out this website was nominated as a “Best Kept Secret” by a health activist website…
Read More +"But It's So Hard, Mommy"
For almost all eight years I’ve written this blog, I’ve focused on Jordan’s health. Everything I do is focused on making sure she is strong mentally and physically. That’s why we’ve made a glorious return to occupational therapy to prevent periodic shoulder pain. Our recent appointments have shown Jordan’s left shoulder blade is weak and…
Read More +An unseen hero
When I first moved to my current hometown, Cameron was a year old and the idea of having a second child hadn’t really come up just yet in our family. I did not have many people to give me tips on who to pick as a pediatrician. I called my healthcare provider and they gave…
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