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  • Welcome, Sunshine!

    Posted at September 24, 2019 By : Katherine Carol Categories : 21st Century Rehabiliation Solutions,A Home of My Own,Community,Daily Life,Decisions,Family,Self-Determination,Special Needs Parenting Comment: 0 Comment

    Why is it important to announce a new team member? For one thing, we love to share the sunshine in our lives! Take a look, Salena radiates love and fun, doesn’t she? We offer tips and tricks to everyday life with a disability that can show others in search of ideas and good vibes on […]

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  • Writing an Ad that Works.

    Posted at April 30, 2019 By : Katherine Carol Categories : A Home of My Own,Daily Life,Decisions,Health and Safety,Healthy Living,Self-Determination,Special Needs Parenting,The Pursuit of the American Dream Comment: 0 Comment

    Writing an ad that attracts the right people to work with your family member who experiences a disability. Choosing a title, using keywords can both differentiate your ad from all the others seeking help, it can also attract the right people who want to work for the right reasons. Here is the link to the […]

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  • Welcome to 2019

    Posted at January 27, 2019 By : Katherine Carol Categories : 21st Century Rehabiliation Solutions,Daily Life,Decisions,Family,Goal Setting,Life Planting,Self-Determination Comment: 1 Comment

    The Christmas tree is back in the box. Time to put out the welcome mat for 2019. Most of us are tired from all the holiday shuffle and are tempted to fall into the warm arms of a comfy chair, cover ourselves with a cozy quilt, and sip tea as we look out at the […]

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  • Cool Ideas for Getting TechFit.

    Posted at July 28, 2018 By : Katherine Carol Categories : 21st Century Rehabiliation Solutions,A Home of My Own,Assistive Technology,Daily Life,Decisions,Family,Self-Determination,Special Needs Parenting,Storytelling,The Pursuit of the American Dream Comment: 0 Comment

    The dog days of summer have arrived.  Hot, humid days cling to the ground where fireworks fizzled just a few short weeks ago. The barbeque has cooled, and there just isn’t is ever enough ice tea—sweet or unsweet.  The family dog is either under the air conditioner or panting from the heat under the old […]

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  • Can You Speak Mikelle?

    Posted at June 15, 2018 By : Katherine Carol Categories : 21st Century Rehabiliation Solutions,A Home of My Own,Assistive Technology,Daily Life,Decisions,Health and Safety,Self-Determination,Special Needs Parenting,Storytelling Comment: 0 Comment

    Get TechFit and TechStrong. If you don’t use it, you lose it. Areas in life, once strong become weak. It was a gradual weakening, one we didn’t notice until it was obvious. Mikelle’s voice was growing quieter. The digital voice we had become so accustomed to was increasing silent as she began to rely on […]

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  • How Do Parents Teach Self-Determination?

    Posted at April 14, 2018 By : Katherine Carol Categories : 21st Century Rehabiliation Solutions,A Home of My Own,Daily Life,Decisions,Self-Determination,The Pursuit of the American Dream Comment: 0 Comment

    As a young mom, I recall Mikelle’s sweet stretched out yawns, her gentle infant coos and the terrible fear of the dreaded baby swing that threw her into a startle so severe she thought she would fall to the ground. I remember the many attempts to help her learn to sit. Valiantly, we attempted to […]

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  • What will this New Year Bring?

    Posted at January 4, 2018 By : Katherine Carol Categories : A Home of My Own,Daily Life,Decisions,Family,Goal Setting,Healthy Living,Self-Determination,Special Needs Parenting Comment: 0 Comment

    Mikelle, Taylor and I boxed up the last of the holiday decorations and sighed. Another year has passed, a somewhat challenging year at that. What will this year bring? A stutter or a stop? Shall we resolve or maybe we are just simply full of irresolution. What about you? Has your New Year started with […]

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  • Finances, Family and Special Needs Planning

    Posted at October 29, 2016 By : Katherine Carol Categories : Decisions,Family,Funding,Special Needs Parenting Comment: 0 Comment

    Think beyond the will. I have known Betty Lehman for many years. Each time I see her, she provokes me–in a right way. I take pride in how I have helped Mikelle become financially secure as I have dug through the avalanche of paperwork and programs finding the best nuggets offering Mikelle a prosperous future. […]

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  • Are you a “Prepper”?

    Posted at September 10, 2016 By : Katherine Carol Categories : 21st Century Rehabiliation Solutions,Daily Life,Decisions,Health and Safety,Special Needs Parenting Comment: 0 Comment

    I had the phone pinned against my ear talking to a friend while making Mikelle’s bed, sweeping the floor and reining in the morning chaos.  Mikelle’s VCR/TV played in the background. The Today Show typically brought light morning news and entertainment more like background noise on this sunny morning. That is until Katie Couric announced […]

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  • In Pursuit of the American Dream Part One

    Posted at June 18, 2015 By : Katherine Carol Categories : A Home of My Own,Daily Life,Decisions,Self-Determination,The Pursuit of the American Dream Comment: 0 Comment

    The tulips have come and gone, replaced by lilacs, trees in full foliage and climbing temperatures.  Like the seasons of the year, we have come to know the nature of cycles in Mikelle’s life. It’s that time again; time to reach into the universal void and search for the perfect people to support Mikelle in […]

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