Friday night at our beautiful support meeting, I finally got to meet my friend Ady. We’ve gotten to know each other over the phone so it was good to finally lock knowing eyes. I’ve already introduced her to you too, but as Valerie. Last May I posted about her daughter’s case conference with the doctors […]
Status Update
I was suppose to be there to pick him up at 2 o’clock. Except the entire day was setting me up. A $13.47 errand took me to 3 different shops across town. When I got the call from the school at 10 past, I was certain it was just to reassure my son that I […]
“Happy” Epilepsy Awareness Month
November is Epilepsy Awareness Month and I apologize for not posting earlier. I really tried but found myself bored while reviewing the usual. All stuff we need to share, I’m sure, but I just wasn’t feeling any of it. Struggling with my motivation and finding a topic to create awareness around, I sat down to […]
Antecdotal Epidiolex
When Senator Gillebrand mentioned in The Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control hearing about the current state of cannabis research being primarily in the hands of one pharmaceutical company, she was talking about GW Pharmaceutical. They’ve been working on marijuana based medicines in top “secret locations” at least since the mid nineties. Their highly anticipated […]
The Hearing
I woke up multitasking Wednesday morning. While making the boys breakfast, I bounced back and forth between Facebook and my text messages. In that exact moment, The Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control was wrapping up their hearing on research and the potential medicinal benefits of cannabidiol. Our community was reacting online. If you don’t […]
By The Graces Of The Goddess
“Hello? Are you still there?” My phone has been dropping calls lately. The line remained flat until she came up for air with a shallow, pressured breath. She sobbed. My heart fell into the hard stone that was now my solar plexus. With a slow breath, I answered my own question, “I know, mama. I’m […]
Exploring hegemony with a “tiny little mother mind ™”
I like fancy words. I won’t remember how to say them right and feel silly when I use them, but I love it when other people do. They catch my attention and I always learn something extra. And when I was an anthropology student* there were a lot of fancy words to learn. Each quarter […]
