Epilepsy Means to Me

I’m usually late to parties, and last Thursday it was Epilepsy Awareness Day. So I’m arriving today. Here’s “what epilepsy mean to me,” as they say. Epilepsy means that Fiona and this kit are never separated. Epilepsy means this kit …

She walks

She walks. She walks with a walker, and she walks without. With the walker, she can go for a block or more. She plows forward, grinning, popping the tip of her tongue out of her mouth’s left side. She hurls …

Occasional Grief of a Special Needs Momma

At some point this week—I can’t quite name the day—I woke to a quiet grief that had something to do with Fiona. I hardly noticed it at first. Where did it come from? What’s it about? The grief seems as …