It’s difficult to put thoughts about our one-of-a-kind friend Sheelagh into words, so I am very grateful to my husband Mike Knezovich for doing that for us in his guest post today. In August of 1986, our son — name still to be determined — was getting ready to be born. About the same time, […]

The emotions that come with loving an adult child who has significant disabilities can be difficult to put into words, but when a reporter interviewed my husband Mike for a story about our son Gus in this month’s Bethesda Messenger, Gus’ dad found just the right things to say. Gus and his three roommates moved […]

Here’s a guest post from my husband Mike Knezovich: Beth’s in two distinct minorities: She’s blind. And she’s one of the minority of people who are blind who also use guide dogs. (I’m leaving out that other ultraminority she’s in — you know, the group of people who have had a benign tumor the size […]

Here’s my husband Mike with a guest post for Father’s Day. My mom was combative, politically opinionated, a 5′ 1″ ball of fire. My dad? Polar opposite. He had a quiet power. As a child, I’d watch the clock. Every single day, he’d pull up the driveway at 5:00 in his ratty car–he always got […]

Hi, My husband Mike’s giving me a blog break again. Here’s his latest: Today Beth had her first followup visit with one of the cardiologists who treated her the morning of her emergency surgery. Three notes about our time with Dr. Ranya Sweis today: She’s the best cardiologist in the world in my book, not to […]