“Superstar Dads”| Changing the World

“Anyone can be a Father, but only someone special can be a Dad.” (anon.) “Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.” (Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land, 1961.) What is a Father’s “unconditional...

The “yet-to-be-disabled”

Crossing the “yet” Ed Roberts was an amazing guy. We were both on the TASH board and I got to spend some time with he and his son (pictured). Click on his name and see his incredible accomplishments. Ed was into action, not words. He was asked to be one of...

Nursing and Caring: 1945 vs. 2024

photo credit: nursing pins Nursing and Caring during WWII My mom became a nurse during WW II. One of her first assignments involved going into the homes of elderly people in the Washington, DC area. Many of these older Americans were by themselves because their adult...

Memorial Day and People with Disabilities

photo credit: Envios Ever wonder who puts all those flags on the graves of veterans? MEMORIAL DAY Like communities all across America, on Memorial Day our city holds a celebration to remember our basic values. A parade starts at the high school and ends at the...

Memorial Day Parades| Attitudes about Disabilities

Dedicated to Marine Sgt. John P. Huling of West Chester, OH who was killed in Afghanistan just days before his 26th birthday. His mother, Debbie, worked with my husband Tom. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetary Memorial Day Weekend, 2012. photo credit: Envios...