A few months ago Variety Magazine presented the first-ever in-depth look at people with disabilities in the entertainment industry. They started looking for writers to work on the special report this past summer, and it was important to the editors that one of the freelancers they hired for the project have a disability. Thanks in […]
Today, Beth and I entered Dexcom 6. No, thermonuclear war is not imminent. Dexcom 6 is a continuous blood glucose monitor (CGM). A CGM constantly monitors Beth’s blood sugar level – now, when Beth wants to know what her blood sugar level is, she doesn’t need to prick a finger, apply blood to a test […]
Our friend Ellen Sandmeyer had us over for Christmas Eve this year. Her two sons, her nine-year-old granddaughter Kaia and Kaia’s mom had flown in for the holidays, and we spent the evening together munching cookies, sipping drinks, sharing stories, and…learning Braille. When I called ahead to make sure no one had allergies or a […]
Our son was diagnosed with developmental and physical disabilities when he was just one month old. Gus was immediately scheduled for physical, occupational and speech therapy, and when I confided my concerns about his lack of progress to my sister Cheryl, she introduced me to a friend of hers who had an eight-year-old daughter with […]
After President George Herbert Walker Bush died Friday, the news has been full of stories about his service during World War II, his responsibilities for the Persian Gulf War, his inabilities to rally the economy during his four years in office, and his 1992 loss to Bill Clinton. One big story missing in all that? […]