Archive for the 'Life after diagnosis' Category
Building more than good basketball players
• January 18, 2024 • Leave a CommentPosted in Along the way, Back to life and living, Day by day 2021, Diagnosed, Life after diagnosis, living
Tags: acceptance, basketball, challenge, clinical trial, day by day, eli and ella, Eli and Ellas Prayer Warriors, family, gene therapy, God, gratitude, hope, inclusion, journey, joy, life, Love, metachromatic leukodystrophy, MLD, never give up, normalcy, rare disease, special needs, spring-ford, strength, team building, warriors
Life changing decisions
• January 12, 2024 • 2 CommentsPosted in Along the way, Back to life and living, Diagnosed, Life after diagnosis, living, My journey, the ride of my life
Tags: acceptance, changes, day by day, eli and ella, Eli and Ellas Prayer Warriors, Enjoythemoment, family, Fear, gene therapy, God, gratitude, hard things, Hero, hope, Indecision, journey, joy, learning, life, Love, memories, metachromatic leukodystrophy, MLD, my four warriors, never give up, rare disease, sorrow, special needs, special needs parenting, strength, tough decisions, warriors, writing
The many joys of the game
• December 17, 2023 • 2 CommentsPosted in Along the way, Back to life and living, Diagnosed, Life after diagnosis, living, My journey, the ride of my life
Tags: acceptance, basketball, challenge, changes, day by day, eli and ella, fitting in, game, God, gratitude, Hero, hope, inclusion, inclusivity, journey, joy, learning, lessons, life, Love, memories, metachromatic leukodystrophy, MLD, never give up, normalcy, parenting, Questions, rare disease, special needs, strength, team, warriors
When even little things seem to be too much to bare
• December 13, 2023 • Leave a CommentPosted in Along the way, Back to life and living, Diagnosed, Life after diagnosis, living, My journey, the ride of my life
Tags: acceptance, changes, comfort, day by day, eli and ella, Eli and Ellas Prayer Warriors, emotions, Enjoythemoment, family, God, gratitude, hope, in her shoes, journey, joy, learning, letting go, life, Love, metachromatic leukodystrophy, MLD, never give up, one day at a time, parenting, proud mom, rare disease, special needs, strength, surrender, tears, warriors
4 a.m. thoughts
• November 29, 2023 • 2 CommentsPosted in Back to life and living, Diagnosed, Life after diagnosis, living, My journey, the ride of my life
Tags: acceptance, anxiety, caregiver, challenge, dark night of the soul, darkness, day by day, depression, eli and ella, family, Fear, feelings, future, God, grief, growth, healing, inner critic, journey, learning, lessons, life, never give up, one day at a time, poetry, purpose, sadness, smothering, sober, sober living, sobriety, sorrow, special needs, struggle, thoughts
“Let there be no darkness in your heart“
• November 21, 2023 • 2 CommentsPosted in Along the way, Back to life and living, Diagnosed, Life after diagnosis, living, My journey, sobriety, the ride of my life
Tags: acceptance, challenge, changes, death, depression, divorce, dying, family, fathers, Fear, God, gratitude, growth, happiness, healing, hope, journey, joy, learning, lessons, life, live, Love, memories, monsters, never give up, normalcy, parental loss, sadness, sobriety, sorrow, strength, struggle, thankful
Today is international pickle day!
• November 14, 2023 • Leave a CommentPosted in Back to life and living, Diagnosed, Life after diagnosis, living
Tags: acceptance, day by day, eli and ella, Eli and Ellas Prayer Warriors, enjoy the moment, family, games, gene therapy, gratitude, growth, healing, Hero, hope, international pickle day, learning, live, Love, Miracle, MLD, never give up, normalcy, one day at a time, rare disease, special needs, thankful, warriors
The voice of alcohol
• November 13, 2023 • 1 CommentPosted in Along the way, Back to life and living, Life after diagnosis, living, My journey, sobriety
Tags: alcohol, anxious, blog, eli and ella, one day at a time, recovery, save me, save me from myself, sober, sobertiktok, sobriety, surrender
The elephant in the room for special needs parents
• November 12, 2023 • Leave a CommentPosted in Along the way, Back to life and living, Life after diagnosis, living
Tags: assisted living, autism, burnout, caregiver, day by day, disability, eli and ella, group home, long term care, MLD, never give up, Questions, special needs, where will my special needs child live
When God is good but life’s still hard
• October 9, 2023 • Leave a CommentPosted in Diagnosed, Life after diagnosis, living, My journey
Tags: acceptance, day by day, don’t quit, eli and ella, Eli and Ellas Prayer Warriors, Fear, gene therapy, God, god is good, gratitude, have faith, hope, Jesus, keep going, learning, life, life is hard, memories, metachromatic leukodystrophy, MLD, never give up, one day at a time, parents, sorrow, special needs, strength, suicide awareness, warriors, you are loved
Fear Not 