Limb Loss Awareness Month is also for Limb Differences
This is the fourth year the Amputee Coalition has hosted Limb Loss Awareness Month in April. To me, this month’s theme has always felt a little detached from my feelings about limb differences since Jordan was born with a limb difference not a “loss” since Jordan never lost a thing. So I dug a little…
Read More +The Sweetest Moment Ever at Walt Disney World
We are still riding the post-Disney high that happens each time we visit the parks. But this time around, something very special happened. We didn’t ask for it and I think that’s what made it extra magical. Here’s the story. Do you remember the movie, Up? The little boy in the movie is a Wilderness…
Read More +Knowledge and Family at Type-A Parent Bootcamp
I am very lucky to have the chance to attend conferences throughout the year with many different focuses. There are ones that focus on the tech industry, the midlife and beyond world, blogging and special needs. Each conference is full of incredible knowledge, support and friendships. This past weekend was no different. I had a…
Read More +Preparing for More Disney Fun
It’s spring break in our household! Well, it is for the kids, I’m still working. But after work Thursday, I’m driving the kids out to Kansas City to stay at an airport hotel. Why? Because we’re making a quick mini-trip to Disney World! Yes, I know. I know. How is that possible? We were just…
Read More +Apps You Can Use (Lessons from SXSW)
It’s almost two weeks since I returned from attending the South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive conference in Austin, Texas. It’s a conference I’ve attended for at least seven years but I’m starting to lose track. I always find inspiration from the event for my job and for Born Just Right. Two years ago, my friends…
Read More +A Community Comes Together for Aiden
Something pretty special is happening in my town these days. It starts with a no-so-great-reason. In January of this year, a second grader from Columbia, Missouri named Aiden, was diagnosed with a really crummy form of cancer. It’s called medulloblastoma. Surgeons were able to remove a tumor from his brain stem but they couldn’t get…
Read More +Learning to Say Thank You
We are an active family. There is dance and sports and piano and travel and all kinds of little things in between. I rarely stop and think how our family might look to others watching. The families we see each week who also attend dance class. Or the families attending a sports practice or game.…
Read More +Saying Goodbye to Daddy Junior
Today we’re visiting our family in Kentucky to say goodbye to a very special person, Jordan’s great-grandpa, Daddy Junior. He was 93 years old when he lost his battle to complications from breaking his hip. I feel incredibly lucky Jordan was able to spend time and absorb his love for eight years. I don’t remember…
Read More +Putting Born Just Right in View of the Experts
I’m serious about getting Jordan the best possible care. I feel the same way for her brother. When they need something, I will find what they need and work as hard as I can to find the best. And that’s exactly what I did to find David Rotter, Jordan’s prosthetist. Not only does he work…
Read More +You Never Know
The longer I am involved in the limb difference world, the more I realize how easy it is to become a member. Not only are children born every day without fully formed limbs, but children and adults have accidents every day that lead to amputations. Farm accients, car accidents, lawnmowers, heavy things… You never know…
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