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To Those Who Have Gone Before Us

May 19, 2015 by Barbara Dittrich 1 Comment

I don’t know about you, but sometimes I get so focused on dealing with all the current crises in our family life that I don’t spend enough time reflecting on our blessings.  Most notably, in our fight for progress with our children’s care now, we forget how fortunate we are to live at such a time as this.  Not only are treatment breakthroughs of every kind occurring more rapidly, but the flow of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asperger, Autism, Barbara Dittrich, Down Syndrome, Scripture, Thanksgiving Tagged With: advocacy history, gratitude, hemophilia, mentoring

A RARE Kind of Love

February 18, 2014 by Barbara Dittrich Leave a Comment

Rare Disease Day - Rare Love {SpecialNeedsParenting.net}

There are so many things that caught me by surprise when I became a mother. I always knew I wanted to have children, but I was never really in touch with my expectations beyond that. I certainly never anticipated that I would become the mother of children with special needs. When our son burst joyfully into the world over 13 years ago, he instantly placed us in that role with the mere testing of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Barbara Dittrich, Down Syndrome, Hidden Disabilities, Love, Medically Fragile Tagged With: hemophilia, rare disease, World Rare Disease Day

The Dirty Job of Special Needs Parenting

February 19, 2013 by Barbara Dittrich 9 Comments

“Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.” (John 13:14, NIV) “Bloody noses are just a nuisance,” the hematologist proclaimed.  I melted into tears and frustrated anger as we stood there in the exam room, sleep deprived and disheveled, lacking a desperately needed shower. “YOU live with this and see how much of a nuisance this is!” I cried … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Barbara Dittrich, Joy, Living Life Daily, Patience Tagged With: blessings, burdens, christian parenting, dirt, hemophilia, humility, illness, John, parenting, special needs, weary, worship

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