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The Call: A Grandmother’s Reflections on Getting a Diagnosis

April 7, 2015 by notaloneparents 1 Comment

The Call: A Grandmother's Reflections on Getting a Diagnosis (specialneedsparenting.net)

Read below for a guest post from Joan Hartley. It was a simply beautiful, sunny day in May. My husband and I were enjoying a brief respite from the cares of the world in a picnic shelter overlooking our town’s river. Just a couple weeks prior, our daughter had called us while we were on a spring boating adventure with friends. “The doctor thinks he might have Williams syndrome,” she had … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Guest Posts, Living Life Daily, Medically Fragile Tagged With: getting a diagnosis, grandmother, heart, special needs diagnosis, trust

Wednesday Breakthrough {Guest Post}

February 5, 2015 by notaloneparents Leave a Comment

Wednesday Breakthrough - on the benefits of receiving a diagnosis

Read below for a guest post from Sheila Temple. Madison would always answer the cursory questions Dr. Jim asked her. For example: Dr. Jim:  How is school going?   Madison:  Good Dr. Jim:  How are you getting along with your friends?   Madison:   Pretty good  Dr. Jim:   Are you having any trouble sleeping?   Madison:   A little Dr. Jim:  Today do you feel angry?  Madison: Yes This … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Behaviors, Mood Disorders Tagged With: bipolar, getting a diagnosis, Guest Post, special needs diagnosis

Made to Worship Him {Guest Post}

October 30, 2014 by notaloneparents Leave a Comment

Read below for a guest post from Kris Ray. My world was rocked when I found out several months before my 40th birthday that I was pregnant after giving up hope that I would ever have a child. Little did I know at the time how much this tiny baby would alter the course of my life. Maddie Grace came into this world under an incredible amount of trauma. After spending several days in NICU we … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Autism, Guest Posts Tagged With: autism, autism spectrum, faith, getting a diagnosis

Quiz: How Would YOU Handle This Doctor Visit?

August 14, 2013 by Laurie Wallin 7 Comments

The only redemptive feature of hours and hours in doctor waiting rooms is the abundance of fun magazines. Ok, not abundance. More like a handful of worn, outdated family magazines which, to their credit, at least offer some "Oh, I haven't tried that one before" snack-making ideas. But even those magazines can have interesting quizzes in them. As I left the neurologist's office yesterday morning, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adoption, Laurie Wallin, Mood Disorders, Patience Tagged With: doctor visit stories, finding the right treatment, getting a diagnosis, managing caregiver stress

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