The day after Owen’s death, before Angus returned to school, Ms. M gathered the children and told them that their beloved classmate Angus had experienced a tremendous loss. This class was a new formation; a blended class of children aged … Continue reading
Sometimes I cheer people up. Not because I try to, but because sometimes people will compare their own stresses to what they assume are mine and will be drawn to ‘count their blessings’. I suppose I should live and let … Continue reading
(Great Wolf Lodge – Owen, Angus, M and T) When Owen was younger, my biggest wish for him was to have friends. I created inclusive play environments, sent him to programs that could seamlessly accept him and his support workers … Continue reading
(My poor little blog. Best water it before it curls up and dies altogether.) A happy post for a change: Owen was at summer camp for the past two weeks at a joyful little place called Adventure Valley. AV is … Continue reading
Owen came home from the hospital almost 3 weeks ago, after a 5 week stay. Following are photos of his homecoming with Angus.
In my desire to establish a measurable, goal-oriented communication plan, I get a little caught up in structure. In methodology. In creating a reproducible, consistent set of tools. I fall into my own trap of intellectualizing and go so deep … Continue reading
Following is the speech/presentation I wrote and delivered for the Children’s Treatment Network – a new virtual therapy center for children with disabilities for York Region (the region north of Toronto). It is ‘virtual’ because there is no physical location … Continue reading