Is your child able to roll? Are they able to sit independently? Are they saying any words? Are they able to hold their own bottle? These are the questions I have to ask. It’s my profession, it’s my job, it’s how I determine whether someone’s child will qualify for services. But is it what I wish I had to ask […]
Three years into her journey with HIE, one mother took a moment to reflect on how far her family has come. Jen Greenway gave birth to her baby girl and immediately started on the roller coaster of HIE. Jenessa Hope was not breathing, and had to be resuscitated. Her parent watched helplessly as doctors worked to help their baby girl […]
“When you think you’re at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on.” It’s a quote that one HIE mom wants to share with other families on their HIE journey. Hope is never giving up, Jessica Mizel said. Jessica’s son Waylon suffered HIE at birth. Jessica had a normal pregnancy, but a week before her due date, […]
It was field day and all the children were going down the Slip and Slide, including the special needs classroom. The only child not going down the Slip and Slide was my child. He was at the bottom watching everyone slide. In the corner of my eye, I saw him and I saw the look in his eye. It was […]
For Julie Keon, hope was initially most intense in the early years of her daughter’s life. Since then, her hope has shifted, but that doesn’t mean she is hopeless, Julie said. “I have learned that hope is most intense in the early years but as life presents itself and you begin to settle in to how things will be. It […]
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